A Colorado preschool case will be the Supreme Court’s latest to test boundaries of LGBTQ rights and religious freedom

When the Supreme Court hears arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, Colorado will defend antidiscrimination laws for the fourth time in 10 years.

By: Mark Satta, Wayne State University; Institute for Humane Studies, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: October 1, 2026

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Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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By Mark Satta, Wayne State University; Institute for Humane Studies

The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term on Oct. 5, 2026. One of the cases that the justices have agreed to hear is a First Amendment religious liberty case, St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy.

The case arose because Colorado’s new Universal Preschool Program only provides funding to preschools that agree to abide by a nondiscrimination policy. That policy forbids, among other …

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