Arizona Court Rules In Favor Of Artists Who Refused To Make Same-Sex Wedding Invites
September 17, 2019
The free speech rights of two Christian artists who make wedding invitations were violated by an anti-discrimination ordinance in Phoenix that makes it illegal to refuse service to same-sex couples for religious reasons, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday.
The 4-3 decision reversed lower-court rulings favoring the city.
The state Supreme Court said its ruling is limited to only the creation of custom wedding invitations by Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski and is not a blanket exemption from the ordinance for all their business operations.