I spent a few hours watching testimonies from Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford. Many will have conclusions that align with what they believed going into today’s hearing. It was a lot of political grandstanding. The […]
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Colorado baker who refused to bake a same-sex wedding cake now has to defend himself for not baking a gender transition cake
Few people can say that they’ve had a case go to the Supreme Court. Jack Phillips can. He’s the Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same sex couple in 2012. The couple took this to the Colorado Civil Rights Commission who ruled in favor of the couple.
According to the Supreme Court, the case addressed whether Colorado’s public accommodations law “violates the First Amendment as applied to an individual who declines to design and create custom wedding cakes for same-sex wedding celebrations that violate his sincerely held religious beliefs.”
In a 7-2 ruling, the court ruled in favor of Phillips.
SCOTUS gay marriage decision: 3 years later
It was only three years ago today that the Supreme Court which guaranteed the right to marry for same-sex couples. It feels a lot longer ago than three years. It’s amazing how fast it all […]
The Christian law school that wasn’t: Canadian Supreme Court rules against Trinity Western University
Today the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against Trinity Western University, a Christian liberal arts college which has been trying to establish a law school. From the legal brief: The Law Societies of British Columbia […]