Lorie Smith is an artist and owner of 303 Creative in Denver, Colorado, where she specializes in custom graphic and website design. Lorie left the corporate design world to start her own art studio so she could promote causes close to her heart and consistent with her beliefs. She always decides which projects to design based on what message is requested, never who is requesting. She was excited to expand her portfolio to create custom websites that celebrate God’s design for marriage, but Colorado made it clear she was not welcome in that space. After realizing Colorado was censoring her speech and misusing its law to force her to create custom designs that violated her beliefs, Lorie challenged the law to protect her freedom and the freedom of all Americans. In June 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that free speech is for everyone and that the First Amendment prohibits the government from forcing Americans to say something they don’t believe. Join us to hear Lorie’s impactful story from her salvation, through a seven year journey to a supreme court victory, in partnership with special guest, Kellie Fiedorek, Sr. Legal Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom. Kellie is excited to share the precedent that Lorie’s case and victory sets for business owners and executives in Colorado.
