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What to know as the Supreme Court considers freedom of faith
1 month ago | By New York Post
Lorie Smith creates custom graphic designs and websites that celebrate people of all races, religions, genders and sexual orientations.
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Supreme Court debates same-sex couple discrimination case
1 month ago | By NBC News
A Colorado web designer's case reached the Supreme Court, arguing that she should not be compelled by the state to design wedding websites for same-sex couples. NBC News' News Kelly O'Donnell has more details about the justices' questions and what they could indicate.
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SCOTUS hears case arguing LGBTQ rights, freedom of speech violations
1 month ago | By WGN TV
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court is tasked with deciding whether a wedding website designer is allowed to refuse to make websites for same-sex couples.
A crowd gathered outside the Supreme Court on Monday as the justices considered whether anti-discrimination laws violate the First Amendment.
“Colorado is trying to force me to create custom, unique artwork to promote ideas inconsistent with my faith and the core of who I am ,” website designer Lori Smith said.
Smith says Colorado would be violating her freedom of speech if it forces her to create websites for same-sex weddings and she's...
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Supreme Court hears free-speech challenge from a Christian graphic designer who refuses to create websites for same-sex weddings
1 month ago | By Business Insider
Lorie Smith, a Christian graphic artist and website designer in Colorado, center in pink, speaks to supporters outside the Supreme Court on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
The Supreme Court heard a free-speech challenge from a Christian graphic designer based in Colorado.
Lorie Smith, the owner of 303 Creative, refuses to create websites for same-sex weddings.
Colorado says its law forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Lorie Smith, a Christian graphic designer in Colorado, says she wants to combine her love of...
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