Supreme Court justices question Colorado law on LGBTQ inclusion in schools

Supreme Court justices signaled on Tuesday that they may rule against a Colorado law requiring state-funded schools to treat LGBTQ families the same as other families. In St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, the Court heard arguments from Catholic-identified schools seeking taxpayer funding while excluding children of same-sex couples.

Chief Justice John Roberts initially appeared open to upholding Colorado’s policy, noting that the state already funds religious schools. However, by the end of the oral argument, Roberts and the Republican majority seemed inclined to side with the plaintiffs, suggesting that religious exemptions often prevail in conflicts with LGBTQ rights.

The Court’s Democratic justices raised concerns about the scope of religious accommodations. Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked why religious schools could not also discriminate based on race, while Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson questioned exemptions for schools that limit math instruction to boys. The Trump administration supported the plaintiffs in the case.

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