‘Victory for Free Speech’ at Supreme Court in Christian Web Designer Case

[Tall Timbers]

The Supreme Court held Friday that the State of Colorado cannot force a website designer to create messages that support same-sex marriages against her religious beliefs, citing her rights under the First Amendment.

The case, 300 Creative LLC v. Elenis et al., was decided by 6-3 majority, with all of the court’s Republican appointees siding with the website designer, and all three of the Democratic appointees opposing her suit.

Free speech advocates, such as civil libertarian and George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley, hailed the ruling:

'Victory for Free Speech' at Supreme Court in Christian Web Designer Case

The Supreme Court held Friday that the State of Colorado cannot force a website designer to create messages that support same-sex marriages.

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[Zephyr]

In landmark ruling, Supreme Court sides with Christian web designer

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a closely-watched ruling, the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled Friday that a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to create a website for same-sex couples because of her religious views about marriage.

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Phillips' lawyer, Kristen Waggoner, of Alliance Defending Freedom, also brought the most recent case to the court. In a statement after the ruling, the attorney said the court recognized that Smith works with LGBT clients but has drawn the line at the message the Colorado law required her to deliver.


"The court reiterated that it’s unconstitutional for the state to eliminate from the public square ideas it dislikes, including the belief that marriage is the union of husband and wife," Waggoneer said in a statement. "Disagreement isn’t discrimination, and the government can’t mislabel speech as discrimination to censor it."