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The Supreme Court Has Opened the Door to Discrimination. Here’s How States Can Slam It Shut.

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The Supreme Court has sided with a Christian graphic designer who refuses to create wedding websites for gay or lesbian couples.

The result comes as little surprise. Writing for a six-justice conservative majority, Neil Gorsuch said that Colorado’s anti-discrimination law violates the designer’s right to free speech because the state “seeks to force an individual to speak in ways that align with its views but defy her conscience about a matter of major significance.” The decision in 303 Creative v.

Elenis is the latest in a long-running battle between religious business owners and states seeking to protect the L.G.B.T.Q.

community. In 2018, the court faced a similar question when a Colorado baker violated the same anti-discrimination law by refusing to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple.

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