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In 2018, Masterpiece Cakeshop [0] opened the door for religious beliefs and other First Amendment-protected expression to be used as a pretext to deny service t
by myWindoonn 6y ago
In 2018, Masterpiece Cakeshop [0] opened the door for religious beliefs and other First Amendment-protected expression to be used as a pretext to deny service to folks even if they would be otherwise protected.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterpiece_Cakeshop_v._Colorado_Civil_Rights_Commission#Analysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterpiece_Cakeshop_v._Colora...
- mekal 6y agoActually it might be the reverse of that. Not a lawyer, but that Wikipedia link says The Supreme Court did not address the basic issue of religious freedom. They kinda just threw out the case because the Colorado Civil Rights Commission acted in a hostile/non-neutral way in regards to the shop owners' religious beliefs. BUT, Kennedy's opinion (in the majority) "noted that he may have been inclined to rule in favor of the Commission if they had remained religiously neutral in their evaluation". So it was sort of a nullified ruling, with a hint that they might rule against the shop owner the next time around...IF the state could refrain from acting like jackasses and comparing the shop owner to nazis and racists.