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Ashers Baking Company case
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Ashers_Baking_Company_case
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:law
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date
2018
gptkbp:dateOfSupremeCourtDecision
10 October 2018
gptkbp:decision
Supreme Court ruled in favor of Ashers Baking Company
gptkbp:defendant
gptkb:Ashers_Baking_Company_Ltd
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Ashers Baking Company case
gptkbp:impact
Clarified law on compelled speech and discrimination in the UK
gptkbp:judge
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:jurisdiction
gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:legalIssue
Whether refusal to make a cake with a message supporting same-sex marriage constituted discrimination
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
Extensive national and international media attention
gptkbp:notableFor
Intersection of religious freedom and LGBT rights
gptkbp:officialName
Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd and others
gptkbp:plaintiff
gptkb:Gareth_Lee
gptkbp:plotSummary
A legal dispute over a bakery's refusal to make a cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan.
gptkbp:relatedLegislation
gptkb:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
gptkb:Equality_Act_(Sexual_Orientation)_Regulations_(Northern_Ireland)_2006
gptkbp:subject
gptkb:racism
LGBT rights
freedom of expression
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Gareth_Lee_v._Ashers_Baking_Company_Ltd_and_others
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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