Supreme Court Rejoins Debate Over Business and Same-Sex Weddings

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to rejoin a divisive debate over gay and speech rights, accepting an appeal from a Colorado website designer who says she won’t create pages for same-sex weddings.

Lorie Smith contends Colorado is violating her First Amendment protections with a law that bars businesses from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and other factors. A federal appeals court ruled against her.

The case could resolve some of the issues the court ducked in 2018 when it considered the Colorado law in a clash over a baker who refused to make cakes for gay weddings. The ...