Supreme Court: Businesses can refuse service to gay people
qvoicenews.comAn evangelical Christian web designer can refuse services to same-sex wedding websites, the Supreme Court ruled Friday. Photo: Queerency An evangelical Christian web designer can refuse services to same-sex wedding websites, the Supreme Court ruled in a decision today.
The 6-3 decision today, with the conservatives justices in the majority, and the three liberal justices in the dissent, was in the case of 303 Creative LLC v.
Elenis, and handed down on the last day of Pride Month. The court said Colorado’s anti-discrimination law violates Lorie Smith’s free speech rights under the First Amendment by demanding she create same-sex wedding websites if she wants to design sites for heterosexual couples.
Smith argued the requirement violated her religious beliefs. The court’s ruling is narrow in that it’s limited to artists, dealing a significant blow to the LGBTQ community.
