Supreme Court cases

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in the case of a graphic designer who is challenging a Colorado law that would require businesses to provide services for same-sex weddings.

The Court will decide: Should businesses have the right to refuse services based on their beliefs?

“Basic equal rights should not be denied to any class of citizen, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation,” said State Senator Vin Gopal.

A decision in today’s hearing will determine whether or not the bill is temporarily halted while its constitutionality is argued in court. 

“In less than two days, Texas politicians will have effectively overturned Roe v. Wade,” said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement to The Guardian. “It’s cruel, unconscionable, and unlawful.”

“It’s over. We won.”