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To: buckalfa

First, who sued whom?

The nature of such a case says that the state charged this web designer with failing to design a gay wedding something. In that case there would be a named victim who would know of his involvement. In that case this is a farce.

If instead the designer sued for injuctive relief from the law, there would be no victim named, and this is a farce.


4 posted on 07/01/2023 10:08:14 AM PDT by nagant (`)
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To: nagant

https://www.oyez.org/cases/2022/21-476

Facts of the case
Lorie Smith is the owner and founder of a graphic design firm, 303 Creative LLC. She wants to expand her business to include wedding websites. However, she opposes same-sex marriage on religious grounds so does not want to design websites for same-sex weddings. She wants to post a message on her own website explaining her religious objections to same-sex weddings.

The Colorado AntiDiscrimination Act (“CADA”) prohibits businesses that are open to the public from from discriminating on the basis of numerous characteristics, including sexual orientation. The law defines discrimination not only as refusing to provide goods or services, but also publishing any communication that says or implies that an individual’s patronage is unwelcome because of a protected characteristic.

Even before the state sought to enforce CADA against her, Smith and her company challenged the law in federal court, alleging numerous constitutional violations. The district court granted summary judgment for the state, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed.


7 posted on 07/01/2023 10:29:49 AM PDT by 1FreeAmerican
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