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Cite as:  600 U. S. ____ (2023) 

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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

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No. 21–476 
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303 CREATIVE LLC, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. 
AUBREY ELENIS, ET AL. 

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF 
APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT 

[June 30, 2023] 

JUSTICE GORSUCH delivered the opinion of the Court. 
Like  many  States,  Colorado  has  a  law  forbidding  busi-
nesses  from  engaging  in  discrimination  when  they  sell 
goods  and  services  to  the  public.    Laws  along  these  lines 
have done much to secure the civil rights of all Americans. 
But  in  this  particular  case  Colorado  does  not  just  seek  to
ensure the sale of goods or services on equal terms.  It seeks 
to use its law to compel an individual to create speech she 
does  not  believe.  The  question  we  face  is  whether  that 
course violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amend-
ment. 

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Through her business, 303 Creative LLC, Lorie Smith of-
fers website and graphic design, marketing advice, and so-
cial media management services.  Recently, she decided to 
expand her offerings to include services for couples seeking 
websites for their weddings.  As she envisions it, her web-
sites will provide couples with text, graphic arts, and videos 
to “celebrate” and “conve[y ]” the “details” of their “unique
love  story.”  App.  to  Pet.  for  Cert.  182a,  187a,  198a.    The