Supreme Court to weigh free speech, discrimination in wedding cake case
The Supreme Court has a tough question ahead: Where do you draw the line between free speech and discrimination? The case headed to the high court in the new term that begins next month centers on Jack...
View ArticleBakers should be allowed to have their cake — and their freedom
On Dec. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider the plight of Jack Phillips, a creative professional in Colorado who has lost 40 percent of his business because of his government’s hostility toward his...
View ArticleIt's entirely possible to support both artistic freedom and same-sex...
"I support same-sex marriage. I support Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop."These two declarations can co-exist.Some have argued that support for Jack Phillips constitutes opposition to gay...
View ArticleArtists shouldn't need to choose between their conscience and their craft
In less than a month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.It’s no secret that the court’s ruling has the potential to make a...
View ArticleSupreme Court's gay cake case is about a lack of religious tolerance
Three years ago, when Oregon Christian baker Melissa Klein was prosecuted for not decorating a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, one of my law school classmates bemoaned the government’s overreach....
View ArticleFreedom of expression is a right the Supreme Court must uphold
Next week, cake artist Jack Phillips will ascend the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Commentary has highlighted Jack’s...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court's 'gay cake' case matters to all Americans
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a landmark religious liberty and free speech case, Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v. Colorado Anti-Discrimination Commission.This case is important...
View ArticleIn 'Masterpiece' case, the Supreme Court will decide what tolerance...
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. In the coming months, the justices will grapple with the question of what tolerance...
View ArticleFinding common ground on long-overdue LGBT laws after 'Masterpiece...
In December, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, its most significant LGBT rights case since upholding the right to marriage equality in...
View ArticleDenial of services to same-sex couples can harm their health
In the Supreme Court hearing for Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, lawyers for the baker argued that he should not have to sell a cake to a same-sex couple because his religion...
View ArticleFreedom to disagree is one all Americans should be able to support
If we want artistic and expressive freedom for ourselves, we have to support it for those with whom we disagree. Many people have done just that in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights...
View ArticleWedding cake ruling’s silver lining for LGBT rights
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, involving a baker who objected to making a wedding cake for a same-sex...
View ArticleIn cakeshop case, Justice Kennedy takes left-wing bigotry to task
When the word came down on Monday that the Supreme Court had sided with Colorado baker Jack Phillips (the besieged Christian who, in 2012, refused to make a custom wedding cake for a same-sex...
View ArticleSupreme Court may give workers a choice, but unions still have a critical...
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado. The small-business owner inadvertently took on the Goliath of the far-left political machine...
View ArticleSupreme Court's cakeshop ruling is not narrow — and that's a good...
Monday, in one of the most anticipated Supreme Court decisions of the year, the Court ruled in favor of the baker in Masterpiece Cakeshop. In a 7-2 decision written by Justice Kennedy, the Supreme...
View ArticleACLU: Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling was a victory for the First Amendment, not...
Last Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly sided with a bakery that refused to sell Dave Mullins and Charlie Craig a cake for their wedding reception, citing concerns that its owner’s religious...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court’s dangerous inconsistency on religion
In the dueling majority and dissenting opinions in the Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding President Trump’s immigration ban in Trump v. Hawaii, the justices carefully tried to answer just about...
View ArticleAdoption Provider Act is about religious freedom — not same-sex adoption
Ever wonder who’s fact checking the fact-checkers? It’s a timely question in light of a misleading claims alleging that Republicans in Congress are working to “ban” adoptions for same-sex couples.It...
View ArticleWilliam Barr is on the right side of history
Attorney General William Barr’s recent speech on religious liberty delivered at Notre Dame University has stirred controversy in some circles. But upon a full reading — something I would heartily...
View ArticleLoaded poll questions harm civil discourse
We’re all acquainted with the idea of the loaded question: One so full of presuppositions that the unlucky responder doesn’t stand a chance. A reporter sits down with a local politician, gets him...
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