Abstract

It was no surprise that Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has cast the decisive vote in so many important Supreme Court cases, wrote Monday’s majority opinion in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker named Jack Phillips who, on religious grounds, had refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.

Document Type

News Article

Publication Date

6-5-2018

Source Publication

The New York Times

Keywords

Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

Disciplines

Constitutional Law | First Amendment | Law | Supreme Court of the United States

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