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US Supreme Court deals setback to LGBT rights in web designer case

Andrew Chung for Reuters.

The US Supreme Court has ruled that the constitutional right to free speech allows certain businesses to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings, ruling in favour of a web designer who cited her Christian beliefs in challenging a Colorado anti-discrimination law.