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… story of Lorie Smith. Lorie is a graphic artist based in Colorado, and she creates custom websites for her clients through her business, 303 Creative. The state of Colorado tried to force Lorie to say things she … Court. Government officials in Colorado claimed that the state’s public-accommodation law required Lorie to create …

… As a principal strategist, Pruitt oversees the federal and state government relations teams and provides legal counsel regarding ADF’s core issues to state officials, members and staff of the U.S. Congress, the … Acton Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and managed a state Senate campaign in Missouri. Pruitt earned his Juris …

… those of you that haven’t met Lorie, Lorie is an artist in Colorado. She’s a website designer, and she left the … that view. And in so doing, promoting custom websites, Colorado has told her she’d be violating the law, and they’re … had a front row seat to how Colorado continues to treat Jack Phillips , Lorie challenged this law. So in closing, I …

… threatened by laws and activists looking to target them? Jack Phillips—the Colorado cake artist—has been in litigation for over a decade … of pregnancy centers and two individual centers in the state seeking to have the unconstitutional law struck down. …

… always respect our rights as artists to create freely. In Colorado, a state law would force graphic artist  Lorie Smith  to express … … creative professionals … 303 Creative … free speech … Colorado … Supreme Court of the United States … Why Web …

… a licensed counselor who has been practicing in Washington state for more than twenty years, demonstrates the importance … asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse that ruling. The state of Washington describes any counseling that seeks to … the only state seeking to censor licensed counselors. In Colorado, ADF is litigating a similar case on behalf of …

… wedding. Lorie did not respond to the inquiry because Colorado could punish her if she responded. In fact, the … designed websites consistent with her beliefs. The case of Jack Phillips, another ADF client, illustrates just how … After Jack politely declined that request, the state began another round of enforcement proceedings against …

… v. Arkansas (1968): The Supreme Court invalidated a state law prohibiting the teaching of evolution even though … “there ha[d] never been even a single attempt by the State to enforce it” for the 40 years after the law was … Graphic designer Lorie Smith successfully challenged Colorado’s misuse of its public-accommodation law, which …

… to not speak messages they disagree with. West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) During World War … faced prosecution for causing juvenile delinquency. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court upheld the First Amendment … is always demeaning.” Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission (2018) ADF client Jack …

… Beliefs Dr. Nicholas Meriwether, a professor at Shawnee State University, was reprimanded over pronouns. Written by … a spirited debate. As a philosophy professor at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, there is plenty of that … to remove the discipline from Dr. Meriwether’s file, and (3) to pay $400,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees.   Case …