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Supreme Court is increasingly putting Christians' First Amendment rights ahead of others' dignity and rights to equal protection

  • Written by Pauline Jones, Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan
imageSupporters of web designer Lorie Smith, the owner of 303 Creative, demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

When the Supreme Court ruled in 303 Creative v. Elenis in 2023 that a businessperson could not be compelled to create art that violates their religious beliefs – specifically, a...

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