Gay couple takes cake case to supreme court

The case dealt with Masterpiece Cakeshop, a bakery in Lakewood, Colorado, which refused to design a custom wedding cake for a gay couple based on the owner's religious beliefs. The gay couple at the center of a lawsuit against a conservative Christian baker who refused to sell them a wedding cake slammed the U.S. Supreme Court for putting a dent in LGBTQ rights on Friday. For the reasons stated, sensible application of [the Colorado anti-discrimination law] to a refusal to sell any wedding cake to a gay couple should occasion affirmance of the Colorado Court of Appeals’ judgment.

(Reuters) - A Colorado baker who had won a narrow U.S. Supreme Court victory over his refusal to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on Thursday lost his appeal of a ruling in a separate. Indeed, while the instant en-forcement proceedings were pending, the State Civil Rights Division concluded in at least three cases that a baker acted lawfully in declin-ing to create cakes with decorations that demeaned gay persons or gay marriages.

Selected by. Modal title. The seven-to-two outcome also indicates the justices - four of whom are regarded as more liberal - felt this was neither the time nor the case on which to decide the general constitutional balance between freedom of religious belief and state laws barring businesses from discriminating. Skrmetti, a challenge brought by three transgender adolescents, their families, and a Memphis-based medical provider against a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming hormone therapies for transgender people under Is the US in a constitutional crisis?

Lacy argued that the law violates the Equal Protection rights of transgender adolescents. The neutral and respectful consideration to which Phillips was entitled was compromised here, however. Susan Lacy. But he said the California ruling makes important distinctions between designing a wedding website and making a standard cake.

What did Monday's ruling say? But, nonetheless, Phillips was entitled to the neutral and respectful consideration of his claims in all the circumstances of the case. For the record: This story has been updated to correctly identify the state agency involved in the suit as the California Civil Rights Department. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit last April issued a thoughtful and thorough ruling allowing B.

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Masterpiece cakeshop supreme court decision

The court further recognized the danger of free speech and freedom of religion claims that the bakery advanced in this case, stating that:. US Supreme Court backs Colorado baker's gay wedding cake snub. For the owner of the Masterpiece bakery, the ruling is unquestionably a victory. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote that while Colorado law "can protect gay persons in acquiring products and services What matters is that Phillips would not provide a good or service to a same-sex couple that he would provide to a heterosexual couple.

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US Supreme Court backs Colorado baker's gay wedding cake snub

The U. The ruling comes three years after the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage the law of the land in its landmark Obergefell v Hodges decision. US court split in 'gay wedding cake' case. All of the articles at CalMatters are available to republish for free, under the following conditions:. The couple spoke with an employee and selected a pre-designed plain, white, three-tiered cake that the bakery often sells for various celebrations including birthdays and baby showers, according to court filings.