The Supreme Court is set to take up a religious liberty dispute over Colorado's universal preschool program, and the sources reviewed frame it as a clash between religious and LGBTQ rights. The Hill's report by Zach Schonfeld said the justices are set to decide whether Colorado can require preschools that receive public dollars to admit the children of same-sex couples, and that the matter is on the court's docket Tuesday.
NPR's article by Nina Totenberg reported that the Archdiocese of Denver wants to be able to turn away LGBTQ families from Catholic preschools that receive state funding. Its headline says the Supreme Court "hears" a religious freedom case centered on the universal pre-K program.
CBS News reported that the Archdiocese of Denver and Catholic preschools said they were unlawfully excluded from Colorado's universal preschool program over their refusal to admit students from LGBTQ families. The CBS headline says the Supreme Court will hear the religious liberty case over Colorado preschools. The article does not list an author.
The accounts differ on timing and framing. The Hill described a decision the justices are set to make Tuesday, while NPR and CBS described the court as hearing the case. The Hill's summary also includes a remark about religious liberty from a speaker the summary does not name: "It seems like there's short shrift being given to religious liberty in the state of Colorado."
The summaries do not report a ruling, and none of them state how the justices are expected to rule. They also do not include any response from Colorado officials.
Sources: NPR: Supreme Court hears religious freedom case centered on universal pre-K program; The Hill: Preschool case puts LGBTQ and religious rights at odds in Supreme Court; CBS News: Supreme Court to hear religious liberty case over Colorado preschools.