Supreme Court turns down petition from Christian florist in same-sex wedding case

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Source: Washington Post

Courts & Law

Supreme Court turns down petition from Christian florist in same-sex wedding case

By Robert Barnes
July 2, 2021 at 10:39 a.m. EDT

The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a petition from a Christian florist who refused to create flower arrangements for a same-sex couple, refusing for now to take another case asking when anti-discrimination laws must give way to religious convictions.

Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Neil M. Gorsuch indicated they would have accepted the case. But it requires four justices for a grant, and that means none of the court’s other three conservatives were willing to go along.

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A unanimous Washington state Supreme Court found that the florist, Barronelle Stutzman, violated the Washington Law Against Discrimination, a state civil rights law.

In 2013, Stutzman told a friend, Robert Ingersoll, that she would not create arrangements for his wedding to his longtime companion, Curt Freed. Stutzman said she held Ingersoll’s hand and said she had to decline his request because of her “relationship with Jesus Christ.”

She was fined for violating the state’s law that prohibits businesses from discriminating because of sexual orientation. The conservative Alliance for Defending Freedom has been trying to get the Supreme Court to accept the case ever since.

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By Robert Barnes
Robert Barnes has been a Washington Post reporter and editor since 1987. He joined The Post to cover Maryland politics, and he has served in various editing positions, including metropolitan editor and national political editor. He has covered the Supreme Court since November 2006. Twitter https://twitter.com/scotusreporter

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Hat tip, Joe.My.God.

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal By Anti-Gay Florist
July 2, 2021

https://www.joemygod.com/2021/07/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-by-anti-gay-florist/

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Oh, Baronelle (WTF?). Go suck a succulent.

[elleng]

2. 'had to decline his request because of her "relationship with Jesus Christ."'

Pardon me, but

[demigoddess]

3. I don't think that Jesus is too proud of their relationship. He would probably attend that

wedding and wish the grooms much happiness.

[ck4829]

4. Kick