The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a religious liberty case involving two Catholic parishes challenging Colorado's requirement that they enroll children of same-sex couples in their preschools to receive state funding.

The case centers on Colorado's universal preschool program, which provides public funding for families' preschool choices but includes nondiscrimination provisions. The Catholic entities argue they should be exempt from requirements to serve same-sex couples' children while still participating in the state-funded program.

The legal challenge represents the latest in a series of religious rights cases to reach the Supreme Court in recent years involving religious entities' participation in government-funded programs. The case could provide an opportunity for the high court to reconsider established religious precedent.

Colorado has maintained that religious schools must comply with nondiscrimination requirements to receive public funding through the universal preschool program. The state's position is that public funds cannot support institutions that discriminate based on factors including sexual orientation.

The Supreme Court simultaneously declined to hear a separate case involving parental rights over children's gender transitions in schools, turning away a legal challenge that questioned whether public schools violate parents' rights when encouraging social gender transitions without parental knowledge or consent.

The Colorado religious exemption case will be heard during the Court's next term, with arguments expected in the coming months.