Supreme Court's liberals warn of LGBT ruling's ripple effects
Supreme Court's liberals warn of LGBT ruling's ripple effects
The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative-majority ruling letting certain businesses refuse to provide services for same-sex marriages could impact an array of customers beyond LGBT people, according to the court's liberal justices. But experts were divided over how far this ripple effect could spread.
The case was framed by Smith's lawyers as one targeting messages, not people, that would impact the ability of business owners who creatively express themselves through their work to refuse to put forth certain messages, rather than discriminating against people based on their status. Smith said, for instance, she would happily serve an LGBT customer who wants graphics for an animal shelter.
This reminds of when the three strikes laws were being considered. Prosecutors promised they would never abuse such a law against non-violent offenders. We've seen how well that worked out.