Thread by @LambdaLegal

This morning, Oral Arguments were heard at the Supreme Court, where web design agency #303Creative is arguing countless businesses should have the right to refuse service to same-sex couples, & anyone whose identities they disagree with.

Here’s what you need to know. (1of6)

This case is about whether businesses generally open to the public may refuse to serve some customers based on personal objections to who they are, contrary to current civil rights law. (2of6)

If #SCOTUS rules in favor of web designer #303Creative it could provide a license to discriminate against #LGBTQ+ people. It likely would profoundly impact the civil liberties of not only #LGBTQ+ Americans, but ALL Americans. (3of6)

Lambda Legal has submitted an amicus brief to #SCOTUS urging the high court to preserve principles of the public accommodations law and reject #303Creative’s proposed new “expressive conduct” rule, which would allow for discrimination based on personal beliefs. (4of6)

CEO Kevin Jennings, says “#LGBTQ+ people should not have to think about what shops they can and cannot enter. The business owner essentially seeks a license to discriminate whenever the product or service offered involves communicating the customer’s information or ideas.” (5of6)

“#LGBTQ+ people should be able to live with dignity and free from discrimination as is the right of every American,” said Kevin Jennings, Lambda Legal CEO. Listen to tomorrow’s Oral Arguments Live at 10am ET at supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments…. (6of6)