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That, of course, was 46 years ago, and the court today is far more conservative.
Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington.
The Archdiocese of Denver and two Catholic parishes contend that a voter-approved, publicly funded preschool program that is open to children attending any school, public or private, including faith-based schools...
unconstitutionally discriminates against schools that refuse to admit the children of gay and lesbian parents.
The case, which the court is expected to hear next term, seeks to overturn a 36-year-old Supreme Court precedent, which declared that as long as a law is applied neutrally to everyone, it is constitutional.
Though the decision was written by conservative icon Antonin Scalia, the current court's conservative supermajority has repeatedly ruled in favor of religious groups
that object to policies that they consider a matter of conscience.
Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington.
The Archdiocese of Denver and two Catholic parishes contend that a voter-approved, publicly funded preschool program that is open to children attending any school, public or private, including faith-based schools...
unconstitutionally discriminates against schools that refuse to admit the children of gay and lesbian parents.
The case, which the court is expected to hear next term, seeks to overturn a 36-year-old Supreme Court precedent, which declared that as long as a law is applied neutrally to everyone, it is constitutional.
Though the decision was written by conservative icon Antonin Scalia, the current court's conservative supermajority has repeatedly ruled in favor of religious groups
that object to policies that they consider a matter of conscience.
Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington.
The state of Colorado pays for families to send their children to the preschool of their choice, whether it's public, private, or faith-based.
But the state has refused to allow preschools to participate in the program if they violate the state's anti-discrimination law by refusing admission to the children of gay and lesbian parents.
Two Catholic parish preschools challenged the law, contending it would violate their religious beliefs to admit such children.
The case seeks to overturn a 1990 decision declaring that neutral laws applied equally to everyone do not violate the free exercise of religion.
Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington.