Supreme Court signals backing for Denver Catholic preschool bid
What's new: Conservative justices appeared open to letting 34 Catholic schools receive Colorado pre-K funds while excluding some LGBTQ families.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a Colorado dispute that could let Catholic preschools receive public pre-K money while refusing admission to children of gay and transgender parents. The case centers on the Archdiocese of Denver and two parish schools seeking an exemption from Colorado's anti-discrimination rules in the state's universal preschool program. Several conservative justices seemed receptive, questioning why the state could not accommodate the schools while pointing to more than 2,000 participating preschools statewide. Colorado argued that allowing publicly funded schools to exclude families would violate state law and harm parents who rely on limited schedules, locations and openings.