The state of Colorado has lost a series of Supreme Court cases involving freedom of speech. Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images Last month the US Supreme Court agreed to hear St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case that almost writes its own headline: Universal for me, but not for thee. Colorado created a “universal” preschool program, promising every family in the state free preschool at the school of their choice, public or private. Then it barred Catholic schools from participating unless they agreed to abandon admissions practices rooted in their faith. The state’s rationale: Catholic preschools, as a matter of sincere religious conviction, reserve the right to limit admissions to families who support Catholic teaching, including those regarding biological sex and marriage — and Colorado insists that any school accepting state funds may not. Universal means everyone — unless you’re a Catholic school that won’t check your theology at the door. Legally, this is not a close call.…