By Liberty Counsel —— Bio and Archives--June 30, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 today in favor of a Denver-area website designer who was subject to a Colorado state law that censors and coerces the speech of creative professionals whose religious beliefs do not conform to state accepted beliefs.
In 303 Creative v. Elenis, the High Court ruled that the First Amendment bars Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act from forcing Lorie Smith, a website designer, to create expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees.
Through her business, 303 Creative, Smith creates unique and beautiful websites for her clients. Smith named her business “303 Creative” because “303” is the Denver metro area code. Smith serves everyone but cannot use her design skills and creativity to express messages that violate her deeply held religious beliefs. However, under Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act, Smith could be punished simply for offering to create websites only celebrating weddings consistent with her beliefs that marriage is between one man and one woman.
Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion, joined by Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. Justice Sotomayor dissented, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson.
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