Supreme Court won't hear case of florist who refused to work gay...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Washington state law requires that business offer the same services to heterosexual couples and same-sex couples alike.
49% : Last month, for example, the court ruled unanimously that the city of Philadelphia violated the First Amendment by suspending its contract with a Catholic social services agency that declined to certify same-sex couples as foster parents.
46% : In recent years, the Supreme Court has issued narrow decisions in similar cases while sidestepping the broader question of whether business owners and private organizations have the absolute right to refuse service to same-sex couples on the basis of their religious beliefs.
36% : Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene's Flowers, was found to have violated Washington's anti-discrimination law when she declined to work a same-sex wedding.
35% : The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear the case of a Washington state florist who refused to work a same-sex wedding, leaving in place a lower court ruling that she broke state anti-discrimination laws.

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