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In sweeping decision, SCOTUS rules for Christian web designer's free speech over LGBTQ+ protections

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The conservative majority ruled 6-3 for the evangelical Christian graphic artist.
In a 6-3 decision for the conservative majority written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the court said wedding websites are a form of speech and Colorado and its anti-discrimination law cannot force a designer to express something she does not wish to express.
« The First Amendment’s protections belong to all, not just to speakers whose motives the government finds worthy, » Gorsuch wrote. « 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.

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