Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

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Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission is a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled, on narrow grounds, that Colorado officials had shown unconstitutional hostility toward a baker’s religious beliefs when enforcing anti-discrimination laws against his refusal to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
legal case
citation 584 U.S. ___ (2018)
concurrenceBy Clarence Thomas
Elena Kagan
Neil M. Gorsuch
Stephen G. Breyer
constitutionalProvision First Amendment to the United States Constitution
Free Exercise Clause
Free Speech Clause
country United States
decisionDate 2018-06-04
didNotHold that businesses have a broad First Amendment right to refuse service to same-sex couples
dissentBy Ruth Bader Ginsburg
dissentJoinedBy Sonia Sotomayor
docketNumber 16-111
holding Colorado Civil Rights Commission violated the Free Exercise Clause by showing hostility toward the baker’s religious beliefs
the Commission’s treatment of the case was inconsistent with the State’s obligation of religious neutrality
the decision was based on the particular facts of the case and was narrow in scope
jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
justiceInDissent Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sonia Sotomayor
justiceInMajority Anthony M. Kennedy
Clarence Thomas
Elena Kagan
John G. Roberts, Jr.
linked to: John G. Roberts Jr.

Neil M. Gorsuch
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
linked to: Samuel A. Alito Jr.

Stephen G. Breyer
legalIssue First Amendment free exercise of religion
First Amendment freedom of speech
LGBT anti-discrimination protections
state public accommodations law
locationOfDispute Lakewood, Colorado
majorityOpinionBy Anthony M. Kennedy
majorityVote 7-2
notableFor narrow ruling emphasizing religious neutrality in enforcement of anti-discrimination laws
originatingCourt Colorado Civil Rights Commission
originatingState Colorado
party Charlie Craig
David Mullins
petitioner Jack Phillips
Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd.
respondent Colorado Civil Rights Commission
statuteInvolved Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act
subjectMatter refusal to create a custom wedding cake for a same-sex couple
subsequentHistory influenced later litigation over conflicts between religious objections and LGBT anti-discrimination laws
term October Term 2017
topic LGBT rights in the United States
public accommodations law
religious liberty in the United States

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Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission holding Colorado Civil Rights Commission violated the Free Exercise Clause by showing hostility toward the baker’s religious beliefs
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Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. caseCitation Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 584 U.S. ___ (2018)
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