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Case over state funding for Catholic preschools in Colorado comes before the Supreme Court

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Whitehurst, L., & Kunzelman, M. (2026, November 3). Case over state funding for Catholic preschools in Colorado comes before the Supreme Court. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/case-over-state-funding-for-catholic-preschools-in-colorado-comes-before-the-supreme-court/article_13997609-d966-5cfe-9b1e-4176c70ebc78.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-03 · by Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Kunzelman

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The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in a case involving Catholic preschools in Colorado that are challenging their exclusion from a state-funded program due to their admissions policy for LGBTQ+ families. The preschools argue that excluding them based on this policy violates their constitutional rights, while the state contends that these policies contravene Colorado’s anti-discrimination laws.
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On November 1, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case involving St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, where Colorado's refusal to include religious schools in its universal preschool program was challenged by Catholic institutions and families. The case centers around whether religious schools can exclude students from LGBTQ+ families without violating state anti-discrimination laws. Erika Nagle, a mother of three whose children attend St. Mary Catholic School in Littleton, Colorado, claims her family was denied $12,000 in taxpayer-funded preschool benefits because she chose a Catholic education for her children. The program, worth up to $6,300 per child, aims to provide universal access but includes conditions that religious schools find discriminatory. If the court rules in favor of the plaintiffs, it could allow more public funds to flow to religious schools despite state nondiscrimination policies.

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Lindsay Whitehurst
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case brought by Catholic preschools that say it’s unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program over their admissions policy for LGBTQ+ families, the latest religious-rights case before the conservative-majority court.
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🔮 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case brought by Catholic preschools that say it’s unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program over their admissions policy for LGBTQ+ families, the latest religious-rights case before the conservative-majority court.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case brought by Catholic preschools that say it’s unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program over their admissions policy for LGBTQ+ families, the latest religious-rights case before the conservative-majority court. asserted
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Colorado says their refusal to admit kids from those families violates the state’s anti-discrimination law. asserted
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