US Supreme Court rules website designer can refuse to serve same-sex couples

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : There have been question marks over whether there was ever an actual request to 303 Creative to provide a website for a same-sex couple.
49% : Justice Neil Gorsuch, who delivered the majority opinion, wrote: "The First Amendment envisions the United States as a rich and complex place where all persons are free to think and speak as they wish, not as the government demands."
45% :Like Colorado, most US states have similar anti-discrimination laws in place.
44% : The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a graphic designer who has refused to create wedding websites for same-sex couples.
42% : A similar case in 2018 centred on a Colorado-based baker, Jack Phillips, who argued that being legally required to create a cake for a same-sex wedding violated his rights to free speech and religious freedom.
38% : Lorie Smith, from Colorado, argued she could not serve same-sex couples because of her Christian faith.

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