FILE – Lorie Smith, a Christian graphic artist and website designer in Colorado, right, accompanied by her lawyer, Kristen Waggoner of the Alliance Defending Freedom, second from left, speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, after her case was heard before the Supreme Court. In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled Friday, June 30, 2023, Smith who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples. Photo: Andrew Harnik/AP
A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a Christian website designer opposed to making wedding websites for same-sex couples, finding that compelling her to do so would violate her constitutional right to free speech.
In a 6-3 vote, the high court said a Colorado civil rights agency could not use an anti-discrimination law to force Lorie Smith to provide wedding websites to LGBTQ clients.
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