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Gorsuch writes 303 Creative opinion allowing refusal of same-sex wedding websites

On 30 June 2023 Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the 6–3 majority opinion in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. The Supreme Court held that the First Amendment prevents Colorado from using its anti-discrimination law to force web designer Lorie Smith to create expressive wedding websites for same-sex couples carrying messages she disagrees with.

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On 30 June 2023 Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the 6–3 majority opinion in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. The Supreme Court held that the First Amendment prevents Colorado from using its anti-discrimination law to force web designer Lorie Smith to create expressive wedding websites for same-sex couples carrying messages she disagrees with.

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Factrail. (2026). Gorsuch writes 303 Creative opinion allowing refusal of same-sex wedding websites. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/gorsuch-303-creative-majority-opinion-2023-06-30

https://factrail.ai/facts/gorsuch-303-creative-majority-opinion-2023-06-30

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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