{"id":76809,"date":"2026-02-18T02:25:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T02:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=76809"},"modified":"2026-02-18T02:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T02:25:29","slug":"u-s-solicitor-general-backs-colorado-catholics-in-dispute-over-universal-preschool-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/u-s-solicitor-general-backs-colorado-catholics-in-dispute-over-universal-preschool-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Der U.S. Solicitor General unterst\u00fctzt Katholiken in Colorado im Streit um ein universelles Vorschulprogramm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The United States solicitor general urged the Supreme Court to stop Colorado from excluding Catholic schools from the state\u2019s universal preschool (UPK) program in a brief on Friday.The 25-page amicus brief, submitted by Solicitor General John Sauer, Principal Deputy Solicitor General Sarah Harris, and Assistant to the Solicitor General Emily Hall, asked the Supreme Court to consider the religious discrimination case.The friend-of-the-court brief is the latest development in the yearslong legal troubles that religious preschools wanting to be involved in\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States solicitor general urged the Supreme Court to stop Colorado from excluding Catholic schools from the state\u2019s universal preschool (UPK) program in a brief on Friday.The 25-page amicus brief, submitted by Solicitor General John Sauer, Principal Deputy Solicitor General Sarah Harris, and Assistant to the Solicitor General Emily Hall, asked the Supreme Court to consider the religious discrimination case.The friend-of-the-court brief is the latest development in the yearslong legal troubles that religious preschools wanting to be involved in\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-76809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65378,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/colorado-court-rules-against-catholic-preschools-in-school-choice-program\/","url_meta":{"origin":76809,"position":0},"title":"Colorado court rules against Catholic preschools in school choice program","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Oktober 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Colorado State Capitol in Denver. \/ Credit: RebeccaDLev\/Shutterstock Denver, Colorado, Oct 1, 2025 \/ 18:07 pm (CNA). After years of court battles over the Colorado government\u2019s exclusion of two Catholic preschools from its Universal Preschool Program, a U.S. appeals court ruled against the parishes on Tuesday.&nbsp;The U.S. Court of Appeals of the 10th Circuit, in a 54-page decision, ruled that Colorado may continue to exclude the Catholic preschools because of their religious beliefs.&nbsp;&nbsp;The decision comes after a series of court\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Colorado court rules against Catholic preschools in school choice program","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Colorado-court-rules-against-Catholic-preschools-in-school-choice-program.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Colorado-court-rules-against-Catholic-preschools-in-school-choice-program.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Colorado-court-rules-against-Catholic-preschools-in-school-choice-program.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Colorado-court-rules-against-Catholic-preschools-in-school-choice-program.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38615,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/oklahoma-catholic-charter-school-loses-supreme-court-bid-for-state-approval\/","url_meta":{"origin":76809,"position":1},"title":"Oklahoma Catholic charter school loses Supreme Court bid for state approval","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juni 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. \/ Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 \/ 12:12 pm (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to issue a ruling in a contentious case involving what was proposed to be the nation\u2019s first religious charter school, leaving untouched a lower court ruling that forbids the Catholic institution from accessing state funds.In its Thursday ruling, the high court said its judges had split evenly on whether or not to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on transgender procedures for minors","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Supreme-Court-upholds-Tennessee-ban-on-transgender-procedures-for-minors.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Supreme-Court-upholds-Tennessee-ban-on-transgender-procedures-for-minors.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Supreme-Court-upholds-Tennessee-ban-on-transgender-procedures-for-minors.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Supreme-Court-upholds-Tennessee-ban-on-transgender-procedures-for-minors.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":53087,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-parents-in-lgbt-curriculum-dispute\/","url_meta":{"origin":76809,"position":2},"title":"Supreme Court rules in favor of parents in LGBT curriculum dispute","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juli 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The U.S. Supreme Court on June 27, 2025, ruled Maryland parents can opt out of LGBT-themed lessons in public schools, upholding their right to the free exercise of their respective religions. \/ Credit: PT Hamilton\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 27, 2025 \/ 12:26 pm (CNA). The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a group of Maryland parents who had sued a school district over its refusal to allow families to opt their children out of LGBT-focused lessons.&nbsp; In a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"States can withhold Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood, U.S. Supreme Court rules","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/States-can-withhold-Medicaid-funds-from-Planned-Parenthood-U.S.-Supreme-Court-rules.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/States-can-withhold-Medicaid-funds-from-Planned-Parenthood-U.S.-Supreme-Court-rules.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/States-can-withhold-Medicaid-funds-from-Planned-Parenthood-U.S.-Supreme-Court-rules.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/States-can-withhold-Medicaid-funds-from-Planned-Parenthood-U.S.-Supreme-Court-rules.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52004,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/supreme-court-upholds-tennessee-ban-on-transgender-procedures-for-minors\/","url_meta":{"origin":76809,"position":3},"title":"Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on transgender procedures for minors","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Oktober 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"null \/ Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock. CNA Staff, Jun 18, 2025 \/ 15:23 pm (CNA). In a pivotal 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled to uphold Tennessee\u2019s ban on medical procedures on transgender-identifying youth. The June 18 ruling in United States v. Skrmetti marks a significant victory for Tennessee and 25 other states with similar restrictions on transgender medical interventions, such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries for minors.&nbsp; Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti on X hailed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on transgender procedures for minors","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Supreme-Court-upholds-Tennessee-ban-on-transgender-procedures-for-minors.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Supreme-Court-upholds-Tennessee-ban-on-transgender-procedures-for-minors.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Supreme-Court-upholds-Tennessee-ban-on-transgender-procedures-for-minors.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Supreme-Court-upholds-Tennessee-ban-on-transgender-procedures-for-minors.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51847,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/bishop-barron-at-religious-liberty-hearing-warns-of-dictatorship-of-relativism\/","url_meta":{"origin":76809,"position":4},"title":"Bishop Barron at Religious Liberty hearing warns of \u2018dictatorship of relativism\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juli 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota. \/ Credit: \u201cEWTN News Nightly\u201d\/Screenshot Washington D.C., Jun 17, 2025 \/ 17:56 pm (CNA). During the first hearing of President Donald Trump\u2019s Religious Liberty Commission, Bishop Robert Barron echoed Pope Benedict XVI\u2019s warning against the \u201cdictatorship of relativism\u201d encroaching on American society. Barron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, said at the June 16 hearing that \u201creligion is being attacked in our society\u201d and referenced a homily given by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Bishop Barron at Religious Liberty hearing warns of \u2018dictatorship of relativism\u2019","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bishop-Barron-at-Religious-Liberty-hearing-warns-of-%E2%80%98dictatorship-of-relativism.webp?fit=736%2C399&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bishop-Barron-at-Religious-Liberty-hearing-warns-of-%E2%80%98dictatorship-of-relativism.webp?fit=736%2C399&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bishop-Barron-at-Religious-Liberty-hearing-warns-of-%E2%80%98dictatorship-of-relativism.webp?fit=736%2C399&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bishop-Barron-at-Religious-Liberty-hearing-warns-of-%E2%80%98dictatorship-of-relativism.webp?fit=736%2C399&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":50823,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/supreme-court-orders-new-york-to-revisit-abortion-mandate-case-after-religious-liberty-win\/","url_meta":{"origin":76809,"position":5},"title":"Supreme Court orders New York to revisit abortion mandate case after religious liberty win","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juni 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"null \/ Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 16, 2025 \/ 14:19 pm (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the New York Court of Appeals to revisit Diocese of Albany v. Harris, a case challenging a 2017 New York state mandate requiring employers to cover abortions in health insurance plans. The order follows the court\u2019s unanimous ruling on June 5 in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission, which upheld First Amendment protections for religious organizations.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on transgender procedures for minors","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Supreme-Court-upholds-Tennessee-ban-on-transgender-procedures-for-minors.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Supreme-Court-upholds-Tennessee-ban-on-transgender-procedures-for-minors.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Supreme-Court-upholds-Tennessee-ban-on-transgender-procedures-for-minors.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Supreme-Court-upholds-Tennessee-ban-on-transgender-procedures-for-minors.webp?fit=800%2C521&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76809\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76809"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=76809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}