Arizona court sides with Phoenix on same-sex wedding invitations

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Source: azcentral.com

Arizona court sides with Phoenix on same-sex wedding invitations

Jessica Boehm, The Republic | azcentral.com Published 10:22 a.m. MT June 7, 2018 | Updated 12:40 p.m. MT June 7, 2018

The Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed Thursday that a Phoenix law protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination is constitutional and that local wedding vendors must serve same-sex couples.

The decision comes just days after the Supreme Court weighed in on a similar lawsuit out of Colorado with a narrow ruling that left many legal questions unanswered.

The Arizona decision, however, thoroughly addressed the First Amendment arguments made by local wedding invitation designers who wanted to quash the city's ordinance — and rejected them.

"We recognize that a law allowing Appellants to refuse service to customers based on sexual orientation would constitute 'grave and continuing harm,'" Presiding Judge Lawrence F. Winthrop wrote in the opinion of the court.



Read more: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2018/06/07/arizona-court-upholds-anti-discrimination-laws/681381002/

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Hat tip, Joe.My.God:

BREAKING: Arizona Appeals Court Upholds LGBT Protections In Ruling That Cites SCOTUS Cake Decision
June 7, 2018

http://www.joemygod.com/2018/06/07/breaking-arizona-appeals-court-upholds-lgbt-protections-in-ruling-that-cites-scotus-cake-decision/

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BREAKING: Arizona Appeals Court Applies Masterpiece Cakeshop Ruling to Reject a License to Discriminate.

https://medium.com/@EDLesh/breaking-arizona-appeals-court-applies-masterpiece-cakeshop-ruling-to-reject-a-license-to-106a292ca699

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1. court says businesses must comply with law protecting LGBT people nt

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2. Freedom of religion... refusing service to Catholics - false Christians according to Billy/Franklin

Freedom of religion... refusing service to Catholics - false Christians according to Billy/Franklin Graham

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3. "Arizona Court of Appeals ... is the first lower court case to apply Masterpiece,..."

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Arizona Court of Appeals just issued decision in Brush & Nib v. Phoenix. It is the first lower court case to apply Masterpiece, and it relies on the decision to REJECT the argument that owners have a 1A right to discriminate against same-sex couples.
http://www.azcourts.gov/Portals/0/OpinionFiles/Div1/2018/1%20CA-CV%2016-0602.pdf …

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