WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday declined to take up the case of a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding, leaving in place a decision that she broke state anti-discrimination laws.
Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch said they would have agreed to hear the case and review the decision. Four justices are needed for the court to take a case.
In 2018 the high court ordered Washington state courts to take a new look at the case involving florist Barronelle Stutzman and her Arlene’s Flowers business. That followed the justices’ decision in a different case involving a Colorado baker who declined to make a cake for a same-sex wedding.
After that review, the Washington Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state courts did not act with animosity toward religion when they ruled Stutzman broke the state’s anti-discrimination laws by refusing on religious grounds to provide flowers for the wedding of Rob Ingersoll and Curt Freed.
Stutzman had sold Ingersoll flowers for nearly a decade and knew he was gay. But she contended his marriage went against her religious beliefs and she felt she could not provide services for the event.
Washington state law says businesses offering services to opposite-sex couples must provide the same service to same-sex couples.
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“Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch said they would have agreed to hear the case and review the decision. Four justices are needed for the court to take a case.”
Okay, who is the sour grape this time? These same-sex people really need to get an understanding of rights, privileges, and legal standing. This **** keeps coming up again and again and it has really gotten old. These idiots seriously could not go to another florist who would accommodate them? Really??
SO WHERE were the OTHER SIX JUDGES???
Why did those cowards, REFUSE TO HEAR this case!?
florists right violated!
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” leaving in place a decision that she broke state anti-discrimination laws”. The gutless Supreme Court. If I am a florist and I am against abortion, should I have to provide flowers to a woman who is celebrating the abortion she just had? This florist in Washington state, according to the court, has broken anti – discrimination laws. Is this faithful person going to pay fines, get sued by the homosexual couple and is she going to be sent to jail for her religious beliefs? What a disgrace our Country has become. The destruction of the Judeo Christian beliefs that were / are the moral fabric of our society.
Virtually every decision being made is for the specific purpose of destroying Religious freedom and Christianity. These are things which obama put in place during the administration of Satan, his willing cohorts are now carrying out. They are the forces of darkness. Their intent is the destruction of the USA. They sadly are succeeding…
Washington State, along with Oregon, and California are perverted hell holes. At least part of Oregon has had enough and wants to join Idaho. Eastern Washington State should consider the same thing along with eastern California.
TIME to break the entire west coast off the USA< and send it into hell.
The florist did not refuse to sell them flowers. She refused to participate in their sham marriage. The Socialist republic of Washington is in clear violation of the 1st amendment.
As it stands, name me one leftist ran city/state, that is NOT IN CLEAR violation of our constitution!
It seems the alphabet people intentionally seek out merchants with religious convictions!
AND all too often the COWARDLY COURTS go right along with them, and SHANK OVER those religious businesses…
This is a violation of her Constitutional Rights. At a wedding, the photographer, caterer, cake person, and flower provider are participants in the wedding. They are actively involved, at times they are giving directions. For a Christian a “same-sex wedding” is an abomination, and the government is forcing participation. This is wrong.
I’m just waiting for the day when a Muslim baker or florist turns down the request for a same sex couple’s wedding, wouldn’t that be a sight to see? In this scenario, would SCOTUS reject a possible appeal or would they be falling all over themselves to hear the case? Any thoughts?
SO Far, i have not heard of a SINGLE ONE Of these LGBTQ marriage groups, TARGETING A MUSLIM business.
I wonder why!?!?
AK 47’s and explosive vests come to mind…
Islam is not a religion as President Madison defined in original, therefore, those Islamists, Muslims hating USA Americans and our Constitution FOR USA cannot hide behind protection of Religion 1st Am. Deport them all, IMMEDIATELY!
IT Is and always should have been seen as nothing more than a DEATH CULT..
As one of my very good friends said the other day..
I always tell people – can you look me in the face and say that someone who adheres to the teachings of the Satanic Church, the Church of Satan, is good? No? Well then how can you tell me that anyone who adheres to a religion far more violent and far more vile than Satanism is actually good? There’s no such thing as a good muslim, a good communist, a good liberal, etc. Adherence to the ideology of any of these is the endorsement and enablement of evil itself, hence the person doing so is evil but default.