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The Colorado Cake Case Is as Easy as Pie
Businesses have long claimed the First Amendment should excuse them from complying with the law. The Supreme Court has always rejected that argument.
Listen to ‘The Daily’: Free Speech and Wedding Cake
A Colorado baker refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple. The case is now going to the Supreme Court.
Justices Return to Culture Wars in Wedding Cake Case
A Colorado baker’s refusal to serve a gay couple on religious grounds has led to a major Supreme Court showdown.
How Not to Advance Gay Marriage
It’s just a wedding cake, not a wedding. There was a better solution than going to court.
Justices Skeptical of Sports Gambling Ban
A federal law barring states from authorizing commercial wagering on sports seemed to be in trouble at the Supreme Court.
A Baker’s First Amendment Rights
Forcing Jack Phillips to make cakes for same-sex weddings is unconstitutional. Here’s why.
This ‘Tenacious Underdog’ Won His First Supreme Court Case. Now He’s Back.
The justices will consider whether a Florida city violated the First Amendment rights of a persistent critic by arresting him at a public meeting.
Christie Bets on a Rare Second-Term Victory With Wagering
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey will be in Washington for oral arguments in a case that could set the stage for legalized sports betting,…
Let Us Buy Cake
When granted the right to marry, weren’t we also granted the right to throw the wedding of our dreams?
Even the Bernini of Buttercream Has to Serve Gay Couples
A commercial baker can’t hide behind the First Amendment to turn away customers whose same-sex union conflicts with his religious beliefs.