Supreme Court says it cannot interfere in criteria for SC/ST reserved constituencies

During the Supreme Court's Tuesday argument in the case of St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, Chief Justice John Roberts momentarily seemed poised to support Colorado's policy requiring schools to treat LGBTQ families and students equally. The case centers around a program offering state-funded preschools for all Colorado children, with private religious schools allowed to participate.

However, Colorado's law prohibits these schools from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The plaintiffs include Catholic schools that wish to exclude the children of same-sex couples while claiming the right to state-funded education. Throughout recent years, the Court has consistently favored religious conservatives in these types of cases, granting them exemptions from anti-LGBTQ discrimination laws.

When faced with this situation, Chief Justice Roberts questioned whether the Court should extend beyond previous precedents. However, the Republican justices on the bench unanimously dismissed concerns about the potential impact on the broader American institutions, asserting that religious conservatives may demand exemptions from virtually any law.