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It's very likely that this case can also gut even the most basic civil rights as described in Mark Joseph Stern's piece over at Slate: https://slate.com/news-an
by leotravis10 5y ago
It's very likely that this case can also gut even the most basic civil rights as described in Mark Joseph Stern's piece over at Slate: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/02/supreme-court-303-creative-discrimination-civil-rights.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/02/supreme-court-30...
> If ADF prevails, businesses may secure a right to discriminate against anyone as long as their work involves speech. A racist photographer could refuse to shoot an interracial wedding. An antisemitic florist could refuse to provide flowers to a Bat Mitzvah. A hairdresser could refuse to serve Black people. A chef could refuse to cater a quinceañera. The list goes on; every commercial transaction involves expression, and every civil rights law is enforced through compelled speech. If a business’ First Amendment rights outweigh the government’s interest in ending discrimination, few non-discrimination laws will be safe from constitutional attack.
I fear that this SCOTUS will pull that trigger.