AG Paxton Leads 14-State Coalition in Amicus Brief Defending the First Amendment Rights of Arlene’s Flowers

AG Paxton Leads 14-State Coalition in Amicus Brief Defending the First Amendment Rights of Arlene’s Flowers 

Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today led a 14-state coalition in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court defending the First Amendment rights of Washington floral design artist Barronelle Stutzman. The Washington State Supreme Court ruled that Stutzman must provide a custom floral arrangement for a same-sex wedding, even though it violated Stutzman’s deeply-held religious belief that marriage is between a man and a woman. The Washington State Supreme Court maintained […]