U.S. Supreme Court rules Colorado web developer doesn't have to serve gay couple in case with Washington state ties

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : That's a violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution, the panel's conservative majority ruled.
55% :George Ahrend, an attorney in Spokane who represented the owners of Arlene's Flowers in the Washington case, said the biggest difference between the two issues was the finding against his client at the time that the creation of floral arrangements was not conduct that was protected by the First Amendment.
52% : In that Benton County case, the Washington Supreme Court found that the services provided by Arlene's Flowers were not speech that is protected by the First Amendment.
48% : "If I were to say, what's the big deal here, it's when free speech and anti-discrimination laws collide, it's that free speech is going to win.
46% : But the justices in that case avoided declaring a clear winner in the cultural conflict between LGBTQ rights advocates who seek the protections of public accommodations laws and those who say their religious beliefs forbid countenancing same-sex marriage.
45% : The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a Colorado graphic designer who didn't want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples, finding a state law that's similar to one in Washington would have compelled her to create messages that conflict with her beliefs.
41% : But the dissenting justices, and groups representing the rights of LGBTQ Americans, argued Friday's decision will make it more difficult for local governments to do just that with existing anti-discrimination laws.
40% : They were asked to rule on questions that had been raised in a Washington state case a decade ago, when a gay couple in Benton County sued under Washington's anti-discrimination law after a florist refused to provide flowers for their wedding.

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