Supreme Court rules web designer can refuse to make same-sex wedding sites

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Lorie Smith, owner of 303 Creative LLC, in a case over Colorado's anti-discrimination law.
47% : The court found, "The First Amendment prohibits Colorado from forcing a website designer to create expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees.""In this case, Colorado seeks to force an individual to speak in ways that align with its views but defy her conscience about a matter of major significance," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the court's majority opinion.
46% : "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."
40% :Smith said she did not want to make sites celebrating same-sex marriages, which she tied to her religious beliefs.
39% : The nation's highest court sided Friday with a Christian website designer who wanted to expand her business into wedding websites without being forced to design sites for same-sex couples.
38% : She claimed that Colorado's anti-discrimination law violated her right to free speech over such marriages.

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