Supreme Court to Review Colorado’s Constant Attacks on Jack Phillips, Other Christians

The United States Supreme Court will be looking into the years-long battle between Jack Phillips and the state of Colorado stemming from his refusal to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.

QUICK FACTS:
  • The United States Supreme Court is considering a case involving the law used against Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Bakeshop for the second time.
  • According to World Net Daily, the Supreme Court is hearing a case of a Denver area website designer, Lori Smith, who is being attacked under the same law used to go after Phillips.
  • The same group that has defended Phillips, the Alliance Defending Freedom, confirmed that the Supreme Court is taking up the case.
  • Smith’s company, 303 Creative, is at the center of the case since the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals earlier allowed the state to force Smith to make statements that violate her faith, according to WND.
  • According to The Los Angeles Times, the court will take up the case under the lens of state civil rights laws.
ATTORNEY’S STATEMENT ON THE CASE:
  • “The government doesn’t have the power to silence or compel creative expression under the threat of punishment. It’s shocking that the 10th Circuit would permit Colorado to punish artists whose speech isn’t in line with state-approved ideology,” said Kristen Waggoner, a lawyer for ADF.
  • “Colorado has weaponized its law to silence speech it disagrees with, to compel speech it approves of, and to punish anyone who dares to dissent. Colorado’s law—and others like it—are a clear and present danger to every American’s constitutionally protected freedoms and the very existence of a diverse and free nation.”
BACKGROUND:
  • Phillips became national news when a same-sex couple asked him and his business, Masterpiece Cakeshop, to bake a cake for their wedding, and the baker has been involved in multiple court cases, brought by individuals and organizations in Colorado, per The Washington Times
  • Smith was looking to expand her business and design custom websites for weddings but does not wish to do so for same-sex couples.

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