Denver Archdiocese sues Colorado preschool program over non-discrimination clause

The Denver Catholic Archdiocese filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado's Department of Early Childhood and Universal Preschool Program on Wednesday, alleging the non-discrimination clause in the state’s universal preschool program violates their First Amendment rights. The diocese and two Denver area Catholic preschools are claiming that the program’s requirement that any participating school must, “accept any applicant without regard to a student or family's religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity,” violates Catholic teachings, precludes them from participating in the Universal Preschool Program and is in violation of the...