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    Robin Abcarian: How the ripple effect of the Supreme Court's 303 Creative decision could swamp civil rights

    Now that the legal door has been opened to anti-LGBTQ+ bigots or racists, there's just no telling how far the Supreme Court's license to discriminate will go. Last month, the court's conservative majority ruled that a website designer in Colorado would not violate the state's antidiscrimination law if she refused to create wedding websites for gay couples. Mind you, Lorie Smith, the proprietor ...
    by Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times Jul 14, 2023 3 minutes
    Supporters gather for a festive rally in West Hollywood, California on June 26, 2015, to celebrate the US Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.

    Now that the legal door has been opened to anti-LGBTQ+ bigots or racists, there's just no telling how far the Supreme Court's license to discriminate will go.

    Last month, the court's conservative majority ruled that a website designer in Colorado would not violate the state's antidiscrimination law if she refused to create wedding websites for gay couples.

    Mind you, Lorie Smith, the proprietor of 303 Creative, was not actually creating wedding websites at that point, but she wanted to know in advance whether it would be OK to turn away gay people

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