Supreme Court Closes Out Pride Month with Major Blow to LGBTQ+ Rights, Opening Door for More Discrimination

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% :With the landmark ruling -- which falls in line with many of the SCOTUS justices' conservative stances -- a precedent has now been set that in certain instances, U.S. businesses can legally deny their services to LGBTQ+ people under the First Amendment.
48% : In its decision on Friday morning, the Supreme Court held that "the First Amendment prohibits Colorado from forcing a website designer to create expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees."
40% : Despite the preemptive nature of her complaint, as she has not yet designed wedding websites or had to turn away same-sex couples, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
38% : Smith sued Colorado in an attempt to block the enforcement of its anti-discrimination law.

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