![]() Graphic artist Lorie Smith, who is also from Colorado and is also represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, challenged the same state law in the 303 Creative case that was decided by the U.S. It also found that the state’s anti-discrimination law does not violate business owners’ right to practice or express their religion. The key issue in the case is whether the cakes Phillips creates are a form of speech and whether forcing him to make a cake with a message he does not support is a violation of his First Amendment right to free speech.Įarlier this year, the Colorado Court of Appeals sided with Scardina in the case, ruling that the cake - on which Scardina did not request any writing - was not a form of speech. The case involves the state’s anti-discrimination law that makes it illegal to refuse to provide services to people based on protected characteristics like race, religion or sexual orientation. ![]()
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