{"id":"ed781b40-4ed4-4341-8c16-9c3ea09d9503","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/us-news/supreme-court-grapples-over-whether-colorado-can-exclude-religious-schools-from-pre-k-funding-for-opposing-gay-marriage/","domain":"nypost.com","outlet":{"name":"New York Post","country":"US","cred":2,"lean":1,"curated":true},"title":"Supreme Court grapples over whether Colorado can exclude religious schools from pre-K funding for opposing gay marriage","plainHeadline":"Supreme Court weighs Colorado pre-K funding for religious schools","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Justices signaled potential sympathy for Catholic preschools refusing to sign nondiscrimination pledge.","Question is whether state can attach conditions to public money without naming religion.","Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program launched in 2023 offers 15 hours weekly.","Parishes seek exemption to enroll based on Catholic beliefs; Colorado argues equal opportunity.","Court previously avoided overturning Smith v. Employment Division; yet disputed precedent looms."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-11-03T22:49:20.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-11-03T23:02:48.116Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/c44bbe39-bc70-4d59-9e1b-a81f500a82a8","storyId":"c44bbe39-bc70-4d59-9e1b-a81f500a82a8","image":"https://nypost.com/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F11%2F147415177.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall","author":"Thomas English, Ryan King","dek":"At issue is whether a state may, without ever naming religion, attach a condition to public money in Colorado's taxpayer-funded universal preschool program it knows certain faiths cannot accept."}