WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday sounded ready to rule that a Christian website designer has a free-speech right to refuse to work with same-sex couples planning to marry.
The justices heard arguments in a Colorado case that posed a conflict between a business owner’s First Amendment rights and a state anti-discrimination law that requires business to provide equal service to all, without regard to race, religion, gender or sexual orientation.
The court’s three liberals argued against giving a broad exemption to business owners who refuse to work with same-sex couples.
