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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Arizona Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments Over Refusal To Design Invitations For Same-Sex Wedding
Yesterday the Arizona Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Brush & Nib v. City of Phoenix. (Video of full oral arguments). In the widely-followed case, owners of an art studio that designs wedding products, citing their Christian religious beliefs, refused to create customer-specific merchandise for same-sex weddings. They sued to obtain an injunction against application of Phoenix's public accommodation anti-discrimination law to them. The state appeals court rejected most of plaintiffs' free speech and free exercise arguments. (See prior posting.) AP reports on the oral arguments.