Freedom wins: Supreme Court web designer ruling is victory for free speech rights

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : The case is hugely important in that it adds clarity to the clash between our constitutional rights to free speech and religious freedom and the rights of LGBTQ individuals through public accommodation laws.
58% :Another view: Supreme Court's 303 Creative decision distorts religious freedom.
51% : "The First Amendment prohibits Colorado from forcing a website designer to create expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees," states the majority opinion, written by Justice Neil Gorsuch.
48% : The First Amendment envisions the United States as a rich and complex place where all persons are free to think and speak as they wish, not as the government demands."
45% : Consistent with the First Amendment, the Nation's answer is tolerance, not coercion.
40% : Yet, because of Colorado's anti-discrimination law, she knew she wouldn't be allowed to decline creating sites for same-sex weddings.
40% : "The government should no more censor Lorie for speaking consistent with her beliefs about marriage than it should punish an LGBT graphic designer for declining to criticize same-sex marriage," Waggoner said.

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