Florist who refused to make an arrangement for a same-sex couple drops Supreme Court challenge

By CNN Newsource

Published November 18, 2021 1:07 PM

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter

A Washington state florist who refused to make an arrangement for a couple out of religious objections to same-sex marriage is withdrawing a pending petition before the Supreme Court after announcing that she has settled her dispute, according to her lawyers.

The settlement means the justices won’t — for now — wade into another bitter religious liberty dispute pitting a business owner who refuses to serve a same-sex couple out of objections to same-sex marriage against state laws that bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

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