After what New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin called a “misguided decision” by the U.S. Supreme Court in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, the state’s Division on Civil Rights has issued guidance explaining how it will enforce the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.

In June, a divided Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Christian website designer who opposed 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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