Supreme Court won't hear case of florist who sought to deny service to same-sex wedding

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Florist Barronelle Stutzman's challenge to her state's anti-discrimination law comes three years after the court didn't directly resolve the same issue posed by a Colorado baker. 

Then, the court ruled 7-2 that Colorado "cake artist" Jack Phillips faced religious hostility from a state civil rights commission after refusing to serve a gay couple's wedding celebration. The majority left unresolved the central dispute: Whether anti-discrimination laws can require creative artists to serve same-sex weddings against their beliefs.

Following the narrow ruling in favor of Phillips' Masterpiece Cakeshop, the high court sent the case of Arlene's Flowers, which Stutzman owns, back to the Washington State Supreme Court for further review. But last year, that court ruled 9-0 that Stutzman was not the victim of religious hostility, and it affirmed its original ruling against her.

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/02/same-sex-marriage-supreme-court-religious-fight-weddings/2836274001/