Supreme Court rules in favor of web designer who refuses to work with LGBTQ+ clients
Posted on 10/04/23 at 15:02
- The Supreme Court ruling on the Lorie Smith case has sparked outrage.
- She refuses to create websites for same-sex couples.
- Smith is an evangelical Christian.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Christian website designer who refuses to create websites for same-sex weddings.
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Lorie Smith filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado
Lorie Smith, an evangelical Christian, filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado in 2016.
She intended to obtain an exemption from the state’s civil rights law so she could provide services exclusively to heterosexual couples.
Smith’s company, 303 Creative, is not yet active and no same-sex couples have tried to hire her.
This means her case before the Supreme Court did not involve a specific couple.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Smith
Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the Supreme Court opinion in favor of Lorie Smith.
He wrote that Smith’s refusal to work with same-sex couples is protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
«Colorado is compelling a person to align with its views, challenging her conscience on a matter of great significance.»
Justice Sonia Sotomayor disagreed with the Supreme Court’s decision
Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a warning in her dissent.
She said that for the first time, the Supreme Court is granting a company the constitutional right to «refuse services to members of a social minority.»
Smith’s defense argued that she believes that same-sex marriage should not exist.
This occurred during a hearing before the Supreme Court in December 2022.
The Supreme Court previously supported a business owner in a similar case
In 2018, the Court supported a Colorado bakery owner who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
This is the latest in a series of rulings expanding religious rights in the country.
This follows the previous year’s shift towards a conservative majority on the Supreme Court.