Lady Justice and the United States Supreme Court building. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear another case about what states can force people to do when it comes to their faith and their business. The issues at stake are nearly identical to Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission , a case narrowly ruled in favor of cake baker, Jack Phillips, in 2018. The latest case involves Lorie Smith, a Colorado -based website designer. Due to the authoritarian Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, Smith worries she’ll face punitive measures if she refuses to create original online content that doesn’t align with her beliefs. When her case reached the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the court ruled that "the government may, based on content and viewpoint, force Lorie to convey messages that violate her religious beliefs and restrict her from explaining her faith." SUPREME COURT ASKED TO HALT BIDEN STUDENT LOAN DEBT RELIEF BY WISCONSIN TAXPAYERS Smith’s petition asks the Supreme Court to resolve, in part, "whether applying a public-accommodation law to compel an artist to speak or stay silent, contrary to the artist’s sincerely held religious beliefs, violates the Free Speech or Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment." […]
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