
Supreme Court Returns Case of Florist Who Declined Same-Sex Wedding to Lower Court
High court instructed that the case be reconsidered in light of the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision.
High court instructed that the case be reconsidered in light of the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision.
COMMENTARY: The Washington Supreme Court is punishing Barronelle Stutzman — not for her Christian status, but for conduct based on that status.
Barronelle Stutzman, the owner of Arlene’s Flowers, said the government 'trying to compel me to design something that goes totally against my personal conscience, and they violated my right to free speech and expression.'
At least 19 states have passed their own versions of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and several other state legislatures are considering similar bills this year.
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