Carl and Angel Larsen, owners of Telescope Media Group, speak during a 2016 interview in St. This week, Chief U.S. District Court John Tunheim dismissed the case, ruling that the Larsens’ wish to turn down same-sex clients was “conduct akin to a ‘White Applicants Only’ sign,” according to the Star Tribune. The Larsens, according to their complaint, were trying to break into the wedding videography business, but the Christian pair wanted to work only with heterosexual couples. In interviews and statements at the time, the Larsens shoehorned their legal argument into terms of artistic freedom. In this week’s ruling, Chief U.S. District Court Tunheim stated the couple’s artistic desires are not protected.

Source: Washington Post September 22, 2017 09:52 UTC