U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear from Catholic preschools that say it's unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program because they won't admit kids from LGBTQ+ families. It's the latest religious rights case for the conservative-majority court.

The conservative-majority court has backed other claims of religious discrimination while taking a more skeptical view of LGBTQ+ rights.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a freedom of speech case challenging Colorado’s statewide ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth.

That means stepping over private land access public land remains legal in some states, including Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.

However, another appeals court, the Eleventh, ruled against conversion therapy bans, finding the practice is protected speech.

Attorneys for a Colorado Springs-based counselor argue that banning conversion therapy restricts the First Amendment rights of therapists.

The case pits free speech against the authority of states to regulate medical practices.

It’s been three decades since Colorado voters passed Amendment 2, which banned anti-discrimination laws designed to protect the LGBTQ community. The latest season of KUNC’s podcast The Colorado Dream explores the state’s journey from being known as ‘hate state’ to being a welcoming place for the queer community.

The Supreme Court has backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah. The ruling Thursday involves the Uinta Basin Railway, a proposed 88-mile expansion that would connect oil and gas producers to the broader rail network and allow them to access larger markets.

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