Anybody know where this black robed Nazi gets the authority to do this?
He is a civil servant in an agency created by the 'Rats to do Party business cracking down on the Right.
He is not a real judge. He's what is laughingly called an "administrative law judge". AKA "kangaroo-court judge".
He's basically running a midnight tribunal for leaning on people. Baker better mind his p's and q's, or he'll be getting caned on the soles of his feet by some b & d enthusiasts.
“Anybody know where this black robed Nazi gets the authority to do this?”
Colorado law, unfortunately.
It’s very clear - gays are a protected class and can’t be denied service any more than a business could deny a black couple.
We don’t like it, but it’s the law. The judge’s only job in this case was to apply the law, not invalidate it. We don’t need more activist judges who decide which laws they’re going to uphold and which they’re going to ignore.
This needs to be appealed to the Colorado Supreme Court, which has both the power and the duty to invalidate bad state laws. That’s exactly where this one belongs, and it can’t come soon enough.
Sure. Congress, and most of the States, have passed "non-discrimination" laws that deal with "public accommodations". Congress, and most States, have added "sexual orientation" (and Congress has now added "gender presentation") as forbidden grounds for refusing service.
Any other questions?
Oh, yes, you want to know if these "laws" are constitutional? Not so much.
But that's the source of authority.