SCOTUS will reconsider case involving business owner who refuses to serve gay couples

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The case challenges the same law that was argued in 2018, when a Colorado baker refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple.

She wants to post a statement on her website about her beliefs, saying creating websites for same-sex couples is contrary to her faith.

She has not expanded her business, due to a Colorado law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal threw out Smith’s legal challenge last year.Smith’s case challenges the same law that was argued in 2018, when a Colorado baker refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple.

The high court said the Colorado Civil Rights Commission had acted with anti-religious bias against the baker, Jack Phillips. However, the high court did not rule on whether a business can refuse service to people of the LGBTQ community based on religious beliefs.

 

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