Supreme Court to rule on Colorado preschool funding for Catholic schools
The Supreme Court will hear St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy on November 3, 2026, to decide if Colorado can exclude faith-based preschools from its universal preschool program. The state requires schools to sign a nondiscrimination agreement covering sexual orientation and gender identity, which the Archdiocese of Denver refuses. Legal experts predict the conservative majority will rule in favor of the Catholic groups, potentially overturning the 1990 Employment Division v. Smith precedent that limits religious exemptions from neutral laws.