The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could undercut LGBTQ rights. The high court will consider whether a Colorado-based web designer is obligated under her state’s laws to design websites for weddings of same-sex couples.
The speech at issue in the case is that of same-sex couples, not businesspeople like Smith, gay rights lawyers argue. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP PhotoThe Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday in a case that gives conservative justices a chance to allow same-sex marriage opponents to ignore laws that protect LGBTQ people against discrimination.
LGBTQ rights advocates say Smith and her business, 303 Creative, should be treated like any other business and required to serve customers without regard to their sexuality. The speech at issue in the case is that of same-sex couples, not businesspeople like Smith, gay rights lawyers argue.
In the years that followed the 2015 decision, conservative justices have sought to take up cases presenting issues similar to the one being argued Monday about the rights of web designers.
Fears in the LGBTQ community about legal setbacks have increased since the Supreme Court issued its decision in June overturning the nearly half-century-old federal right to abortion.
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