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Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips Loses Appeal Over Transgender Transition Celebration Cake

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2023 97 Comments

It's never really over in the culture war, is it? Perhaps on a second trip to the U.S. Supreme Court we will finally get a ruling on the merits of whether anti-discrimination laws can be used to compel speech with which the speaker disagrees on religious grounds.

Colorado Judge Fines Masterpiece Cakeshop For Refusing To Bake Gender Transition Cake

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2021 148 Comments

Attorney vows appeal: "Jack Phillips serves all people but shouldn’t be forced to create custom cakes with messages that violate his conscience." In the meantime, Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop have to bake the cake, or risk further lawsuits and fines.

Masterpiece Cakeshop On Trial For Refusing To Bake A “Transition” Cake

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2021 64 Comments

The litigation against Jack Phillips hasn't subsided after his Supreme Court victory. Now he's on trial for refusing to bake a cake celebrating gender transition. The Bake Shop attorney says "Masterpiece Cakeshop has regular customers who are transgender. The issue has to do with the message .... This lawsuit isn’t about discrimination, it’s about the freedom to disagree.”

Masterpiece Cakeshop Sued A Third Time, Ostensibly Over “Gender Transition” Cake

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 15, 2019 69 Comments

"They want to secure the right to force another person to operate against their wishes, particularly religious beliefs."

Masterpiece Cakeshop wins again – CO drops prosecution for refusal to bake ‘gender-transition cake’

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 05, 2019 35 Comments

Jack Phillips dropped his federal lawsuit after the State backed off: "Today is a win for freedom. I’m very grateful and looking forward to serving my customers as I always have: with love and respect"

Colorado goes after Masterpiece Cakeshop again – this time over “gender transition” cake

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 15, 2018 80 Comments

Cakeshop files federal lawsuit: "It is now clear that Colorado will not rest until Phillips either closes Masterpiece Cakeshop or agrees to violate his religious beliefs"

Masterpiece Cakeshop Theater

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2017 10 Comments

My interview about the landmark case involving religious freedom and free speech.

Colorado Supreme Court Asked To Find for Christian Baker Who Refused Gender Transition Cake After SCOTUS Web Designer Ruling

Posted by Terrance Kible on July 24, 2023 21 Comments

The bakery has been embroiled in a decade-long dispute with Colorado officials over using the state's anti-discrimination law to compel speech.

Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Christian Web Designer Who Refused to Design Sites for Gay Weddings

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 30, 2023 59 Comments

"The framers designed the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment to protect the 'freedom to think as you will and to speak as you think.'"

Yale Law Students Disrupt, Try To Intimidate Conservative Speaker

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 16, 2022 54 Comments

This is just more evidence of the decline of legal education and the collapse of values. "Social justice" and feelings trump free speech and debate.

Supreme Court Refuses To Halt NY State Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate Lacking Religious Exemption

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2021 43 Comments

Gorsuch dissent: "Those who cite medical reasons are exempt. But no comparable exemption exists for individuals whose sincere religious beliefs prevent them from taking one of the currently available vaccines. It seems New York is one of just three States to have a scheme like this."

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Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips Loses Appeal Over Transgender Transition Celebration Cake

Colorado Judge Fines Masterpiece Cakeshop For Refusing To Bake Gender Transition Cake

Masterpiece Cakeshop On Trial For Refusing To Bake A “Transition” Cake

Masterpiece Cakeshop Sued A Third Time, Ostensibly Over “Gender Transition” Cake

Masterpiece Cakeshop wins again – CO drops prosecution for refusal to bake ‘gender-transition cake’

Colorado goes after Masterpiece Cakeshop again – this time over “gender transition” cake

Masterpiece Cakeshop Theater

Colorado Supreme Court Asked To Find for Christian Baker Who Refused Gender Transition Cake After SCOTUS Web Designer Ruling

Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Christian Web Designer Who Refused to Design Sites for Gay Weddings

Yale Law Students Disrupt, Try To Intimidate Conservative Speaker

Supreme Court Refuses To Halt NY State Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate Lacking Religious Exemption

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