EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW

The courts, the Justice Department and the cases that set the law.

Oct. 24, 2026

Supreme Court to hear Catholic parishes' challenge to Colorado preschool rules on Nov. 3

The justices will weigh whether Colorado could exclude Catholic preschools from its taxpayer-funded universal preschool program over admissions policies tied to church teaching, in a case testing how far the court's free-exercise precedents reach.

Oct. 24, 2026

Justice Department opens gun-permit investigations into two Connecticut police departments

The Civil Rights Division says it will examine whether Middletown and Waterbury police unlawfully delay or deny carry permits, the latest in a string of Second Amendment actions against state and local governments.