Washington Examiner / Magazine
July 11, 2023 Issue
July 11, 2023 Print Edition
Cover Story
A free speech warrior holding court
On June 30, the Supreme Court announced the 15th win for Alliance Defending Freedom, the law firm where Kristen Waggoner presides as CEO, president, and general counsel. Though few know Waggoner’s name, the cases she’s argued reverberate for days in the world of politics, law, and media: 303 Creative v. Elenis and, perhaps even more notably, the 2017 case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Though left-wing activists and media figures tried to paint 303 Creative as a case essentially about gay rights, the Supreme Court wasn’t fooled. The case centered on whether a website designer could be compelled to offer creative expression that clashed with her religious beliefs according to Colorado’s punitive anti-discrimination law. As Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the majority opinion, “The opportunity to think for ourselves and to express those thoughts freely is among our most cherished liberties and part of what keeps our Republic strong. … The First Amendment envisions the United States as a rich and complex place where all persons are free to think and speak as they wish, not as the government demands.” CRUEL SUMMER: BIDEN FACES BRUISING FEW WEEKS OF SETBACKS AND SCANDAL Lorie Smith is a web designer who believed Colorado’s public accommodation law violated her free speech rights by requiring her to create websites celebrating same-sex marriages. In a 6-3 ruling, the high court agreed. The ruling, the 50-year-old Waggoner told the Washington...

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