WASHINGTON — Tackling the latest in a series of cases that pit LGBTQ and religious rights against each other, the Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared to lean toward Catholic entities that are seeking an exemption from Colorado’s antidiscrimination rules so they can participate in a taxpayer-funded preschool program.
\n\nIn the Election Day session, the court’s conservative majority seemed inclined to see Colorado’s refusal to grant an accommodation as a violation of the religious rights of the Archdiocese of Denver and other plaintiffs under the Constitution’s First Amendment. A ruling is due by the end of June.
\n\nIt is the latest in a series of cases in which Christian plaintiffs have pushed back against antidiscrimination measures aimed at protecting LGBTQ rights. Most such cases considered by the Supreme Court in the past decade have arisen from Colorado.
\n\nThe court has a 6-3 conservative majority that regularly favors religious rights in cases brought by Christian groups.
\n\nAt issue is a provision of state law that bars preschools from participating in the state-funded program if they refuse admission to children based on the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child or parents.
\n\nAs Catholic doctrine does not recognize same-sex relationships or transgender…
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