Legal Insurrection "I have to admit, I fell asleep at the baker’s wheel.
"Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission was argued to the Supreme Court earlier this month and I, didn’t cover it. Not out of lack of interest, but more feeling like we’re chasing a swarm of daily dust ups created by (1) Trump Derangement Syndrome in all its many and varied forms, (2) Trump on Twitter, (3) media reacting to Trump on Twitter, (4) Alabama, (5) War on Women and #MeTwo, (6) Men at Work, (7) the End of the World. Plus, it was end of the semester, and things were busy.
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"This video from The Daily Signal has good background on the Cakeshop owner, and the controversy:"
. . . Justice Neil Gorsuch, who until recently lived in Colorado, seemed to object to part of the state’s order in Phillips’ case, which required him to provide “comprehensive training” to his employees. Why wouldn’t the training be compelled speech, Gorsuch asked, when it would require Phillips to tell his staff that his Christian beliefs are discriminatory?
"This is hopeful, but I’m not celebrating until we get the Opinion. Remember John Roberts in Obamacare I?
"The oral argument full transcript is here. Here is the full audio:
How about these refusals from Muslim bakeries, whom I feel were also exercising their right to refuse a message they opposed?
How about these refusals from Muslim bakeries, whom I feel were also exercising their right to refuse a message they opposed?
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