St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton et al v. Roy et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:23-cv-02079

Court:

Colorado

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

John L. Kane

  1. June 05, 2024

    State-Funded Preschools In Colo. Can't Bar LGBTQ+ Kids

    A Colorado federal judge has granted Catholic preschools a narrow injunction blocking the state from requiring that they allow students to enroll without regard for their religious affiliation in order to receive funding from a universal preschool program but upheld the state's nondiscrimination requirements regarding LGBTQ+ students.

  2. January 02, 2024

    Colo. Pre-K Program Rule 'Selectively Enforced,' Parishes Say

    A pair of Catholic parishes told a Colorado federal judge on Tuesday their schools should be able to join the state's universal preschool program despite anti-LGBTQ policies, arguing officials ignored other schools' policies that violate the same anti-discrimination law the parishes are challenging.

  3. November 22, 2023

    Archdiocese Says Other Ruling Backs Its Pre-K Funding Suit

    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver and two of its parish preschools have urged a Colorado federal judge to free them from gender nondiscrimination requirements for preschools receiving state funding, citing another court's order temporarily barring the state from cutting off a Christian school from the program.

  4. September 14, 2023

    Archdiocese Says Colo. Pre-K Rules 'Tax' Religious Exercise

    The Archdiocese of Denver is urging a federal judge to block the state of Colorado from excluding its schools from a new universal preschool program, arguing that the state's nondiscrimination requirements for preschool providers unconstitutionally single out Catholic preschools and effectively "tax" their religious exercise.

  5. August 16, 2023

    Archdiocese Sues Colo. Pre-K Program Over LGBTQ Policy

    The Archdiocese of Denver and two parishes sued Colorado's new universal preschool program Wednesday, arguing Catholic preschools are unconstitutionally barred from participating because the state's nondiscrimination requirements force them to choose between receiving the funding and exercising their religious freedom to exclude LGBTQ families from schools.