“Protecting Blaine’s freedom affirms everyone’s freedom, no matter the nature of their beliefs or convictions,” said ADF Senior Counsel Jim Campbell.
The commission then appealed that decision to the Court of Appeals. ADF attorneys appealed the ruling to the Fayette Circuit Court, which reversed the commission’s decision. The commission ruled in 2014 that Blaine Adamson of Hands On Originals must print messages that conflict with his faith on shirts that customers order from him. In addition, a number of groups with varying views on social issues have come together to file briefs defending not only this printer’s freedom, but also the freedom of other artistic and expressive professionals.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a Lexington printer have filed their brief with the Kentucky Court of Appeals after the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission appealed the printer’s expressive freedom victory at the trial court level.
