I found this interesting: Supreme Court rejects appeal of B&B owner who denied room to same-sex couple. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place Hawaii court rulings that found a bed and breakfast owner violated the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to rent a room to a lesbian couple. The justices rejected an appeal from Aloha Bed & Breakfast owner Phyllis Young, who argued that she should be allowed to turn away gay couples because of her religious beliefs.
In balancing the state's interest in nondiscriminatory public accommodations against the burden imposed on the freedom of religion (which the court assumed but didn't decide), the court stated: “The freedom of religion does not give businesses a right to violate nondiscrimination laws that protect all individuals from harm, whether on the basis of race, gender, or sexual orientation,” Peter Renn, an attorney who represents the couple, said in a statement. Last year, the Hawaii Supreme Court rejected Young’s appeal of a lower court ruling that ordered her to stop discriminating against same-sex couples.
What do you think is the difference here btw this and the Cake Case? The art/creativity issue? Different Court? These balancing acts of conflicting rights are going to be taking place all over the country.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...le/3209681002/
State Appellate court opinion: https://www.lambdalegal.org/sites/de...23_opinion.pdf