Supreme Court limits LGBTQ protections with ruling in favor of Christian web designer

 | 
06/30/2023

The Supreme Court Friday ruled in favor of a Christian web designer in Colorado who refuses to create websites to celebrate same-sex weddings out of religious objections. The 6-3 decision was penned by Justice Neil Gorsuch and joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas. Justice Sonia Sotomayor penned a dissent joined by her liberal colleagues Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. The court’s decision represents a devastating blow to LGBTQ protections, which have in recent years been bolstered by landmark decisions at the nation’s highest court, including one authored three years ago by Gorsuch in which the majority expanded protections for LGBTQ workers, and the 2015 case legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

Share this:

Latest Global News

Added on: 12/25/2024
12/24/2024
Syria’s newly established authorities will prioritize matters concerning the status of the LGBT community, regulations regarding women’s attire, and the consumption of alcohol, as …
Added on: 12/25/2024
12/24/2024
President Joe Biden signed an almost $900 billion defense bill even though the bill contained a provision containing restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender …
Added on: 12/25/2024
12/24/2024
In a pointed rebuttal to the growing anti-LGBTQ+ movement spreading across the African continent, leaders championing Africa’s so-called “pink economy” gathered recently in Cape …

Explore LGBTQ+ Issues

Other News from ,

Added on: 12/25/2024
President Joe Biden signed an almost $900 billion defense bill even though the bill contained a provision containing restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender …
Added on: 12/24/2024
Amid a flurry of recent school board policies aimed at the rights of transgender students, California passed a new law in July that prevents …
Added on: 12/23/2024
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Sunday he sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association, accusing the organization of misleading college sports fans by allowing …