The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a challenge brought by two Catholic preschools in Colorado, according to The Guardian. The schools argue that they should be admitted to the state's free education system despite their rejection of children with LGBTQ+ parents, the newspaper reported.
The Associated Press reported, in coverage carried by PBS NewsHour, that the schools say it is unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program over their admissions policy for LGBTQ+ families. The agency described the case as the latest religious-rights case before the court, which has a conservative majority.
NPR reported that the justices considered Colorado's universal pre-K program and whether religious schools can bar certain families despite the state's anti-discrimination law. In its report on the arguments, NPR gave its headline as "leans toward LGBTQ exclusion" for publicly funded Catholic preschools. The summary of that report does not describe what the justices said during arguments.
The sources differ in emphasis. The Guardian and the Associated Press framed the case mainly as a dispute over religious freedom and the schools' constitutional claim, while NPR's headline framed the court's direction as favoring exclusion. The Guardian said a decision could reshape the relationship between religious freedom and nondiscrimination laws in the United States.
None of the three reports, as summarized, states when the court will issue a decision.
Sources: The Guardian: US supreme court to hear arguments in Catholic preschools’ LGBTQ+ exclusion case; PBS NewsHour: LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case on Catholic preschools and LGBTQ families; NPR: Supreme Court leans toward LGBTQ exclusion for publicly funded Catholic preschools.