Christian Web Designer Appeals To Supreme Court Over Same Sex Marriage Refusal Of Service.

A Colorado web designer has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court ruled this summer that she must create websites for same-sex weddings if she offers her services for other weddings. Lawyers representing Lorie Smith of 303 Creative in Denver are asking the nation’s highest court to review the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling from July that found that her company must provide services for same-sex weddings if it offers services for traditional weddings.  “The government shouldn’t weaponize the law to force a web designer to speak messages that violate her beliefs,” said Kristen Waggoner, a general counsel with the Alliance Defending Freedom, a legal organization representing Smith that has won several religious freedom cases before the Supreme Court.  “This case involves quintessential free speech and artistic freedom, which the 10th Circuit dangerously cast aside.” Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) prohibits … Continue reading Christian Web Designer Appeals To Supreme Court Over Same Sex Marriage Refusal Of Service.