Posted on 05/15/2017 2:26:05 AM PDT by markomalley
Freedom should mean freedom for everyone, so stop trying to use laws to force people to utter and print words in which they disbelieve:
A Kentucky appellate court on Friday ruled that the Christian owner of a printing shop in Lexington had the right to refuse to make T-shirts promoting a local gay pride festival.
[Jacob Gershman, Wall Street Journal] As Eugene Volokh notes, the “three-judge panel ruled, on a 2-1 vote, that Adamson’s actions didn’t violate the ordinance (and thus avoided having to decide whether he had a First Amendment right, under the ‘compelled speech’ doctrine, not to be forced to print messages of which he disapproved).” The majority opinion found that the ordinance did not prohibit discrimination based on “message or viewpoint”; a concurring judge also cited Kentucky’s version of RFRA, reasoning that the law as interpreted burdened the owners’ religious practice and the state had not shown it minimized burdens in the course of serving a compelling purpose.
Opinion here and earlier on the case here, here, and here. And I’m happy to report that Cato, along with UCLA law professor and First Amendment specialist Volokh, filed an amicus brief in support of this outcome (though urging it on direct First Amendment grounds).
Praise be to God!
Seems to me that all these businesses need is a contract requiring a non-refundable deposit and fine print stating something to the effect of “final results cannot be guaranteed”, and accept the job.
Kentucky Courts still abide by our Constitution. Look no further than the East and West Coasts for 90% of the problems in this country. The heartland of America is just fine.
“We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone”. That should be unconditional, regardless of what someone says you’re thinking while doing it.
They avoided the const8tutional issue.
Before ya get on too high of a horse we have Kentucky to thank for Mitch McConnell.
At least he is not a judge
Not only that, but be able to hire and fire whoever they want for whatever reason they want. Don’t like it? Don’t work there. No one should be forced to pay for a service they don’t want either.
Any good news on that front is more than welcome.
What a pathetic existence it must be to be a mentally diseased sodomite that is looking to file frivolous lawsuits everywhere they go!
Individual liberty is the basis of our nation and the main thrust of our Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
We have lost our way of late and our judicial institutions have been corrupt from our origins and criminal in their intent to destroy that which they were chosen to protect and defend.
This decision is a breath of fresh air, but only a baby step towards fixing the thing.
Finally, a judge with a brain!! Wonders never cease.
So CNN doesn’t have to run a Trump ad because it disagrees with the content?
Wasn’t there a bakery in the northeast sued for refusing to bake a cake for a gay wedding? That was news for a year. The double standard is amazing. This is a total different country that I grew up in, I’m only 50.
Wasn’t there a bakery in the northeast sued for refusing to bake a cake for a gay wedding? That was news for a year. The double standard is amazing. This is a total different country that I grew up in, I’m only 50.
There was no way lavender mafia had a chance in Kentucky. The Baronelle Stutzman phenomena is the result of state and local laws, so it’s naturally happening in blue states.
But, will they have to bake them a cake? People can live without t-shirts, but cake................
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