Supreme Court hears case pitting free speech against LGBTQ rights

before her, is a Christian business owner who says her religious beliefs prevent her from creating custom websites for a same-sex wedding. But her refusal could violate Colorado's public accommodation law, which prohibits businesses open to the public from refusing service because of sexual orientation and announcing their intent to do so.

Smith's case, known as 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, could now be the vehicle for addressing that issue. "What's unfortunate is that what I'm asking the court to protect is the right for all to speak freely," Smith said."This not only protects me, it protects the LGBT web designer who shouldn't be forced to communicate messages that go against their deeply held beliefs, and the right to speak freely is guaranteed to all of us."

Smith appealed to the Supreme Court in September 2021, asking the justices to decide whether applying an anti-discrimination law like Colorado's to compel an artist to speak, contrary to their religious beliefs, violates the free speech or free exercise clauses of the First Amendment. Waggoner, who also argued Phillips' case five years ago, noted that public accommodation laws and the First Amendment have"coexisted for many years," with the rights of speakers have been protected. supporting Smith, telling the court that their interpretation of public accommodation laws demonstrates how to strike a balance between protecting artists' speech by allowing message-based objections and preventing discrimination in the marketplace.

The Biden administration is backing Colorado in the dispute and told the Supreme Court that the First Amendment does not entitle Smith to a categorical exemption from a law protecting from discrimination.

Freedom of words? Freedom of writing words.

Bottom line is does the Constitution support religious freedom. No one whether Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim should have to do anything against their own personal spiritual belief.

Forcing gay on straight people, have to endure gay pride month so why should those who don't support it lose their free speech

I would say it's more nondiscrimination rights or basic services rights than specifically LGBTQ right

We must preserve the rights of the small business owner to refuse service.

I’m not a billionaire not paying taxes, l’m single 73 making less than 45000 and paying more in taxes than billionaires because I can’t afford to buy a politician even a small one! Corruption is rampant everywhere in government! Wake Up Americans do ANYTHING for a better life!

What about the SUPER IMPORTANT that affects almost all Americans! The rich not paying fair share of taxes, buying politicians to serve themselves, raising prices GREED, not paying workers a living wage! Are we slaves? WAKE Up Americans!

This should NOT say LGBTQ rights. It should say American citizen rights.

No one should be forced to do what they don’t believe in that’s like asking Biden to secure the border you can ask but he doesn’t have to

Nice to See CBS is Still On Twitter, doing what THEY do Best.. L......Y.......I......N....G....

All Americans have the same rights… The left just despises free speech.

Scotus should send back to state and stop taking these frivolous suits from conservative PACs! This is a “What if” case! What if someone wants me to do this, no one has asked but what if they do! From old liberal, if you tell me you don’t want to do it, I find someone who will!

They seem to spend an inordinate amount of time finding cases that take justice, fairness, rights away from people to support.

And the baker won, the florist won, and the web developer will win. LGBTQ attacks on Christians are nasty.

It's not about rights. It's about an agenda.

These elitist companies must have significant profits if they can pick and choose who they work for.

Will see if the Supreme Court loses even more respectability, this should be a simple case, The State her company is registered in has a public accommodation law, but nothing is simple when the US version of the Morality Police is involved

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