Lorie Smith, a web designer from Colorado, speaks to reporters outside after the Supreme Court heard arguments in her First Amendment battle pitting claims of religious freedom against laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2022.
Mandatory Credit:	Michael A. McCoy/The New York Times/Redux

Lorie Smith, a web designer from Colorado, speaks to reporters outside after the Supreme Court heard arguments in her First Amendment battle pitting claims of religious freedom against laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2022.
Mandatory Credit: Michael A. McCoy/The New York Times/Redux

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