The Supreme Court just ruled that Colorado can't force a website designer to design wedding websites for same sex marriages. The First Amendment smiles.
"The First Amendment’s protections belong to all, not just to speakers whose motives the government finds worthy. In this case, Colorado
seeks to force an individual to speak in ways that align with its views
but defy her conscience about a matter of major significance. In the
past, other States in Barnette, Hurley, and Dale have similarly tested
the First Amendment’s boundaries by seeking to compel speech they
thought vital at the time. But abiding the Constitution’s commitment
to the freedom of speech means all will encounter ideas that are “misguided, or even hurtful.” Hurley, 515 U. S., at 574. Consistent with
the First Amendment, the Nation’s answer is tolerance, not coercion.
The First Amendment envisions the United States as a rich and complex place where all persons are free to think and speak as they wish,
not as the government demands. Colorado cannot deny that promise
consistent with the First Amendment. "
303 Creative v. Elenis
