Ashers Baking Company case

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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 7