The Daily Signal reports that a Colorado web designer whose First Amendment claim won in a recent Supreme Court case faces death threats.
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 in 303 Creative v. Ellenis that the Colorado antidiscrimination statute cannot compel Laurie Smith to create a website for same-sex marriage. Ms. Smith is hesitant to let her daughter play alone in her front yard because of the threats she faces. Said Daily Signal. (Related: ‘Free Speech Really Is For Everyone’: Colorado Web Designer Speaks Out After SCOTUS Victory)
“[Alliance Defending Freedom] “I’ve gotten so many messages that I have to go through a lot of them coming through my website…and they’re so mean…I’m at a point where my skin just tingles,” Smith told The Daily Signal.
After SCOTUS’ 303 Creative decision, Laurie Smith has been subjected to death threats, harassment and verbal abuse so severe that she is afraid to let her 11-year-old son play outside alone.
Perhaps it will be the new reality for litigants who oppose left-wing ideology.https://t.co/uCHnmdnOFd
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) July 20, 2023
“Many of the threats allude to the fact that people know my home address and post it on social media to encourage others to send hateful messages,” she said. “It’s coming from every angle: phone calls, emails, mail, websites, social media.”
Despite the threats, Smith said he wasn’t worried, according to the Daily Signal.
“God is a good God and has protected us for the past seven years,” she said.
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