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Supreme Court to hear Catholic parish case over Colorado universal preschool

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The Supreme Court will hear St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case about Colorado’s universal preschool program, on Tuesday, November 3, according to coverage by Fox News, PJ Media and NPR. Colorado’s program pays for up to 15 hours of weekly preschool at public, private and religious providers, and participating schools must offer equal enrollment regardless of protected characteristics, according to PJ Media. Erika Nagle says Colorado denied her family $12,000 in preschool benefits because she chose Catholic school, and the Sheleys say in a Supreme Court brief that the program denied them more than $12,000 in tuition assistance. NPR reports that the Archdiocese of Denver wants to be able to turn away LGBTQ families from Catholic preschools that receive state funding.

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  1. The Supreme Court will hear St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case over Colorado’s universal preschool program, on Tuesday, November 3.

    Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NPR
    Right
    Washington Examiner
    Far Right
    PJ Media
  2. Colorado’s universal preschool program pays for up to 15 hours of weekly preschool through participating public, private and religious providers.

    One outletPJ Media· Far Right

  3. Schools in the program must offer equal enrollment regardless of protected characteristics, including sexual orientation and gender identity.

    One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Right
    PJ Media, Fox News
  4. Erika Nagle says Colorado denied her family $12,000 in preschool benefits because she chose Catholic school.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    Fox News
  5. The Archdiocese of Denver wants to be able to turn away LGBTQ families from Catholic preschools that receive state funding, according to NPR.

    One outletNPR· Left

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that the Supreme Court will hear St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy over Colorado’s universal preschool program. Right-side outlets center denied aid for Catholic families and religious discrimination, while the one left-side report centers the Archdiocese’s wish to turn away LGBTQ families.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Only NPR’s news report is present; its headline is neutral, calling it a religious freedom case, while its description centers the Archdiocese’s wish to turn away LGBTQ families.

    Supreme Court hears religious freedom case centered on universal pre-K program
    NPRLeftAll left-leaning headlines
  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    3 outlets · 2 opinion

    Headlines cast the case as religious discrimination against Catholic families, leading with denied aid claims; far-end PJ Media and Fox opinion pieces go further, calling the program anti-Catholic.

    Colorado mom says kids denied $12K in preschool aid over Catholic faith as Supreme Court showdown looms
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right6

    smacked downExclude Christians‘Universal’supposedly universal

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    smacked downMore neutral: ruled against

    The phrase describes court rulings with a dismissive physical image rather than the outcome of the cases.

    …exercise.’ The state of Colorado has garnered a reputation for getting repeatedly smacked down by the U.S.

    Used byThe Federalist (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    Exclude ChristiansMore neutral: Catholic preschools from Colorado universal preschool program

    The headline describes the case as excluding Christians, although the coverage concerns Catholic schools being barred from a program on the basis of their admission policy.

    SCOTUS Gears Up To Decide Whether Colorado Can Exclude Christians From ‘Universal’ Preschool Program

    Used byThe Federalist (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    ‘Universal’More neutral: universal

    Scare quotes around the program’s name imply it is not universal, which the coverage does not establish.

    SCOTUS Gears Up To Decide Whether Colorado Can Exclude Christians From ‘Universal’ Preschool Program

    Used byThe Federalist (Far Right)

  • Delegitimizing label

    supposedly universalMore neutral: universal

    The word “supposedly” casts doubt on the program’s name without evidence in the text.

    Their Supreme Court brief says Colorado’s supposedly universal preschool program has denied them more than $12,000 in tuition assistance…

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

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  • Delegitimizing label

    ‘Universal’More neutral: Colorado’s universal preschool program

    Scare quotes around the program’s name imply it is not universal, a point the article does not establish.

    Colorado’s ‘Universal’ Preschool Program Meets the First Amendment

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    vile anti-Catholic lawsMore neutral: Colorado’s universal preschool raises religious discrimination claims

    “Vile” is a moral insult rather than a factual description of the program or its rules.

    ANDREA PICCIOTTI-BAYER: Colorado's universal preschool revives vile anti-Catholic laws

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • LGBTQ families turned away
  • Archdiocese’s position
  • religious freedom framing
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  • NPRLeft

    Supreme Court hears religious freedom case centered on universal pre-K program

    The Archdiocese of Denver wants to be able to turn away LGBTQ families from Catholic preschools that receive state funding.

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

3 outlets · 2 opinion

Leads with

  • Catholic families denied aid
  • religious discrimination
  • Supreme Court showdown
  • anti-Catholic laws
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  • Religious freedom in focus at the Supreme Court with Colorado universal preschool case

    As same-day voters go to the polls for the midterm elections next week, the Supreme Court will hear a major religious liberty case over a Colorado universal preschool program with implications beyond the Centennial State. The high court will hear arguments in St. …

  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Colorado mom says kids denied $12K in preschool aid over Catholic faith as Supreme Court showdown looms

    Erika Nagle says Colorado denied her family $12,000 in preschool benefits because she chose Catholic school, calling it religious discrimination.

    Also published by New York Post. It counts once.

  • Fox NewsFar RightOpinion

    ANDREA PICCIOTTI-BAYER: Colorado's universal preschool revives Sensational language“vile anti-Catholic laws”“Vile” is a moral insult rather than a factual description of the program or its rules.More neutral: Colorado’s universal preschool raises religious discrimination claimsDisagree with this highlight?

    Catholic families in Colorado are shut out of the state's universal preschool program over an equal opportunity clause tied to gender identity.

  • PJ MediaFar RightOpinion

    Colorado’s Delegitimizing label“‘Universal’”Scare quotes around the program’s name imply it is not universal, a point the article does not establish.More neutral: Colorado’s universal preschool programDisagree with this highlight? Preschool Program Meets the First Amendment

    Daniel and Lisa Sheley chose a Catholic preschool for their children. Their Supreme Court brief says Colorado’s Delegitimizing label“supposedly universal”The word “supposedly” casts doubt on the program’s name without evidence in the text.More neutral: universalDisagree with this highlight? preschool program has denied them more than $12,000 in tuition assistance because of that choice.

  • The FederalistFar RightOpinion

    SCOTUS Gears Up To Decide Whether Colorado Can Loaded modifier“Exclude Christians”The headline describes the case as excluding Christians, although the coverage concerns Catholic schools being barred from a program on the basis of their admission policy.More neutral: Catholic preschools from Colorado universal preschool programDisagree with this highlight? From Loaded modifier“‘Universal’”Scare quotes around the program’s name imply it is not universal, which the coverage does not establish.More neutral: universalDisagree with this highlight? Preschool Program

    'This case is important because it's an example of the ways that governments have been trying to evade the protections that the Supreme Court has spent decades reaffirming for religious exercise.'

  • New York PostRightFox News report

    Colorado mom says kids denied $12K in preschool aid over Catholic faith as case goes to Supreme Court

    New York Post published a report that is shown in full at Fox News. The headline is the one New York Post gave it.

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  • Left

    2 days 10 hr later

    Its first report, Nov 1, 4:00 AM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    First to report

    Fox News, Oct 29, 6:32 PM EDT

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  1. Fox NewsFar RightOct 29, 6:32 PM EDT
  2. New York PostRightOct 29, 9:51 PM EDT
  3. Washington ExaminerRightOct 30, 6:00 AM EDT
  4. NPRLeftNov 1, 4:00 AM EST

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