Mark Satta, Ph.D., is a philosophy professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He also is a visiting fellow at the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Philosophy of Religion. Satta’s academic interests include epistemology, philosophy of law, First Amendment law, philosophy of language, ethics, and social and political philosophy. He has published many articles, book chapters and law and legal reviews.
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303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (10th Circuit) (2021)
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Colorado anti-discrimination law after a First Amendment challenge by a wedding website designer who said it would force her to produce websites for same-sex couples, which she didn't want to do.
303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (2023)
In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, 600 U.S. ___ (2023), the Supreme Court held, in a 6-3 decision, that a website designer had a First Amendment free speech right to refuse to create wedding websites for same-sex couples. This decision reversed the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, […]
Shurtleff v. Boston (2022)
The Supreme Court ruled in 2022 in Shurtleff v. Boston determined that, in this instance, flying a Christian flag on a city flagpole at the request of a resident was a private expression, not government speech.