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LGBTQ+ rights face a major setback in the United States, all because one woman wants to deny queer people a service that may have not been actually asked for in the first place.
The Supreme Court's ruling is narrow in scope but sets the stage for more chipping away at antidiscrimination law.
Web designer Lorie Smith claimed anti-discrimination laws violated her First Amendment rights; a conservative U.S. Supreme Court majority agreed.
The Transportation Secretary discussed the case on CNN's "State of the Union."
The conservative-majority court announced the decision on the last day of its session before justices jetted off on their summer vacation.
"The answer to 303 Creative is to get the 240+ million eligible voters in this country to the ballot box."
The ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis is limited in scope, but the president says he's "deeply concerned" that it could invite more discrimination.
Lorie Smith said she couldn’t design wedding websites out of fear of retaliation for her beliefs, but it turns out she designed at least one before making a legal challenge.
Lawyers for Lorie Smith and the state agreed to work together on an order stating she won't be punished under Colorado's antidiscrimination law.
She claims that the decision that allowed a Colorado web designer not to be forced to create a site contrary to her beliefs extends to her view that only heterosexual couples should be married.
This court has ruled that businesses open to the public can discriminate against LGBTQ+ people.
Several of them came on today's date, June 26.
So it begins: The Supreme Court orders a review of the discrimination finding against Aaron and Melissa Klein, who turned away a lesbian couple.
"Thank you Supreme Court for allowing me to discriminate and exclude those who I don’t agree with," the actor wrote on Instagram.
From their gilded perch, the ‘segregationist six” create an America only accessible to white, straight, wealthy Christians.
Alyssa Farah Griffin voiced her opinion during a charged discussion on The View.
Many legal experts agree with the out official.
Supreme Court-backed case of a Colorado web designer, aided by Alliance Defending Freedom, ignited fervent LGBTQ+ rights debate, spotlighting a larger quest to dismantle anti-discrimination laws.
No gay couples have actually asked Lorie Smith to make wedding websites for them yet.
The far-right extremist group Alliance Defending Freedom brings a case that threatens to undo protections for LGBTQ+ minors from dangerous and abusive conversion therapy.
Dianne Hensley says performing such marriages is incompatible with her religious faith, and her lawsuit is heading to the Texas Supreme Court.
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