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US Supreme Court weighs protections for designer opposing same-sex marriage

Conservative majority seems to favour free speech argument advanced by Colorado website company

The US Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared sympathetic to a woman who said she should not be compelled to make wedding websites for same-sex couples, in a case that pits freedom of speech against public anti-discrimination laws.

The high court heard arguments Monday in a case brought by 303 Creative, which is owned by a Christian woman in Colorado who said a state law banning facilities from refusing to offer services based on sexual orientation would impinge on her right to freedom of speech.

The law, the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, requires entities selling to the public to offer services to any individual irrespective of their religion, sexual orientation, race or other “protected characteristic”.

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