When Colorado passed a so-called anti-discrimination law that would deny website designer the right to create custom wedding websites in keeping with her religious beliefs – or cave to the ultimatum of designing websites that seriously offended her religious beliefs – designer filed a lawsuit in federal district court. YAF joined amicus brief on appeal to the Tenth Circuit, arguing that designer had standing to challenge the new law because she was likely to be penalized for exercising her First Amendment rights. After a Tenth Circuit victory, the case went on to the Supreme Court, which issued a momentous decision upholding the rights of business owners to live out their faith in the public square.
Date Commenced: June 2022
Decision Issued: June 30, 2023
Brief: 303 Creative v Elenis
303 Creative v Elenis Decision