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Arizona Supreme Court, 4-3, holds that the City of Phoenix's antidiscrimination ordinance cannot be used to compel a business that makes custom wedding invitations to make invitations for same-sex weddings in violation of their religious convictions.
azcourts.gov/Portals/0/Opin…
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There's an interesting bit of reasoning in here. Maj. op. notes that it is ruling based on the Arizona Constitution's free speech protections which are broader than the federal First Amendment, but holds that bc this is so, it need only apply First Amendment principles.
Presumably, this reasoning insulates the decision from further review, since SCOTUS can't tell SCOAZ what the Arizona Constitution means.
But the decision purports to rest on First Amendment precedent, which SCOTUS *can* interpret. Unusual.
But the decision purports to rest on First Amendment precedent, which SCOTUS *can* interpret. Unusual.
