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Supreme Court Reverses Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
Scotusblog ^ | 6/4/2018 | Scotusblog

Posted on 06/04/2018 7:17:18 AM PDT by CFW

"Whatever the confluence of speech and free exercise principles might be in some cases, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission's consideration of this case was inconsistent with the State's obligation of religious neutrality. The reason and motive for the baker's refusal were based on his sincere religious beliefs and convictions."

link to decision

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-111_j4el.pdf


TOPICS: Breaking News; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; anthonykennedy; bakery; colorado; fagmarriage; fakemarriage; firstamendment; freedom; gaymarriage; homosexualagenda; jackphillips; lavendermafia; masterpiececakeshop; obergefellopinion; religiousliberty; ruling; scotus; weekendatruthies; winning
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To: treetopsandroofs

You’re probably thinking of Sweet Cakes in Oregon. This opinion will bolster their case immensely.


41 posted on 06/04/2018 7:31:34 AM PDT by fwdude (History has no 'sides;' you're thinking of geometry.)
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To: CFW

This is great news, sad that it took five years.


42 posted on 06/04/2018 7:31:34 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: CFW
Look, if you LGBTQ, just open your own bakery. Problem solved.
43 posted on 06/04/2018 7:32:54 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: bigdaddy45

Kagan???

...

Kagan isn’t as bad as the other two. She’s the third worst on the court.


44 posted on 06/04/2018 7:34:01 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: kabar
Great news. Should be made into breaking news. Religious freedom still exists—barely.

Cue the mods via the "Abuse" key and they may move it. By doing so you are not abusing the "Abuse" key when a decision of such importance needs greater distribution.

45 posted on 06/04/2018 7:35:13 AM PDT by CedarDave
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To: CFW

It’s a pretty narrow decision based in large part on a perceived bias in the Colorado commission towards Phillps’ religious beliefs and the fact that gay marriage was illegal in Colorado at the time the cake was ordered. It’d be nice to think that this is the end of things but I expect that this is only the first time this gets taken to the Supreme Court and not the last.


46 posted on 06/04/2018 7:35:15 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: C19fan
Looking at SCOTUS blog a narrow ruling. The majority decision was the so called Civil Rights Commission was biased against people of faith. The court did not decide if the state has the ability to force the baker to make the cake.

Yeah, but it is a heck of a lot better than being ruled the other way by 7-2. We take what wins we can get.

47 posted on 06/04/2018 7:35:24 AM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW

Kudos to Kagan


48 posted on 06/04/2018 7:35:28 AM PDT by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: C19fan

Kennedy did everything that he could to make this as pro-sodomite as possible without ruling for the sodomites, such much so, that even the lesbo Kagan and demented Breyer joined the opinion. The Obama judges on the various Court of Appeals will twist this as a pro-sodomite ruling. Kennedy HAS got to go. I firmly believe that this would have been a home-run victory for people of faith if he weren’t on the court.

BTW, Anyone who was worried about Gorsuch on homosexual issues needs to read Thomas’ concurring opinion that GORSUCH joined. Gorsuch rightly sees that the narrow holding of the Court here ignored the Free Speech and Association aspects of this case. Gorsuch and Thomas clearly would hold for people of faith. I am certain that Alito would too. We need Kennedy to go and Trump to appoint another Gorsuch before we have a court that actually respects people of faith.


49 posted on 06/04/2018 7:35:28 AM PDT by TexasGurl24
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To: Lurker
Not yet.

"It is proper to hold that whatever the outcome of some future controversy involving facts similar to these, the Commission's actions here violated the Free Exercise Clause, and its order must be set aside.'That requirement," the court concludes, "was not met here. When the Colorado Civil Rights Commission considered this case, it did not do so with the religious neutrality that the Constitution requires.

I'm guessing it gets kicked back to the Commission. I'm guessing they won't want to give back 135k and wont want to make the bakers whole.
50 posted on 06/04/2018 7:35:37 AM PDT by stylin19a (Best.Election.of.All-Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: CFW

Good. Maybe they’ll do the opposite to muzzie cab drivers who refuse seeing eye dogs or someone with groceries that have alcohol in the bag or whatever stupid reason they use to deny service.


51 posted on 06/04/2018 7:36:37 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: CFW

You can’t make this up. USA story headline:

“Supreme Court rules narrowly for baker who refused to create same-sex couple’s wedding cake”

Link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/06/04/supreme-court-rules-against-gay-wedding-exemptions/1052989001/

NARROWLY? 7-2 is NARROWLY?????

Dang, fake news is getting pretty brazen in their lies.


53 posted on 06/04/2018 7:37:30 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (robert mueller is an unguided missile)
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To: CFW

I remember folks touting well at least Sottomayor is Catholic ....so much for that optimism

Ginsburg has always been a lost cause


54 posted on 06/04/2018 7:37:51 AM PDT by wardaddy (Hanged not hung.)
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To: DoodleDawg
It’s a pretty narrow decision based in large part on a perceived bias in the Colorado commission towards Phillps’ religious beliefs and the fact that gay marriage was illegal in Colorado at the time the cake was ordered. It’d be nice to think that this is the end of things but I expect that this is only the first time this gets taken to the Supreme Court and not the last.

Yes. But just think how ticked off the left is going to be on seeing the the headlines that it has been reversed. Their heads are going to explode!

55 posted on 06/04/2018 7:39:10 AM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW

With Kennedy as the swing vote, the conservative justices probably decided that a broad religious-liberty decision would not get the needed support.


56 posted on 06/04/2018 7:39:23 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: freedumb2003

Proof the old bitch needs to just die off so we can get someone that can read into the position.


57 posted on 06/04/2018 7:41:01 AM PDT by CodeToad
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To: CFW

Kagan in the majority?

God bless her . . . shocking


58 posted on 06/04/2018 7:41:09 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Samantha BeeITCH)
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To: VRWCarea51

LOL, roflmao,

u r very creative


59 posted on 06/04/2018 7:42:06 AM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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To: CFW
It's a good call. It's about "participation".

Suppose got a wedding invitation to a "gay" wedding.....and responded...."I will not attend your so called wedding because I do not believe it's what God had in mind."

Can they sue me?? Of course not.

60 posted on 06/04/2018 7:42:19 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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