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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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The Supreme Court will hear St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case over Colorado’s universal preschool program, on Tuesday, November 3.
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- NPR
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- Washington Examiner
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Colorado’s universal preschool program pays for up to 15 hours of weekly preschool through participating public, private and religious providers.
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Schools in the program must offer equal enrollment regardless of protected characteristics, including sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Erika Nagle says Colorado denied her family $12,000 in preschool benefits because she chose Catholic school.
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The Archdiocese of Denver wants to be able to turn away LGBTQ families from Catholic preschools that receive state funding, according to NPR.
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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.
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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
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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
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smacked downExclude Christians‘Universal’supposedly universal
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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.
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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
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‘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
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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…
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‘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
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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
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- Archdiocese’s position
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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.
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3 outlets · 2 opinionLeads with
- Catholic families denied aid
- religious discrimination
- Supreme Court showdown
- anti-Catholic laws
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- Washington ExaminerRight
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.
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.
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.
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.'
Colorado mom says kids denied $12K in preschool aid over Catholic faith as case goes to Supreme Court
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