303 Creative LLC v. Elenis
✓DecidedDocket:22-506
Tenth Circuit
Argued December 5, 2022
Decided June 30, 2023
Question Presented
Whether applying a public-accommodation law to compel an artist to speak or stay silent violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.
Plain English Summary
The Court held that the First Amendment prohibits Colorado from forcing a website designer to create websites celebrating same-sex marriages when doing so would contradict her religious beliefs. The ruling emphasized protection for expressive speech.
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Case Timeline
Certiorari Granted
Supreme Court agreed to hear the case
Oral Arguments
⚖️Case argued before the Court
Dec 5, 2022
Opinion Issued
✓Court's decision released
Jun 30, 2023