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Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
Citation:
138 S. Ct. 1719 (2018)Facts
The owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop (Petitioner), a Colorado bakery, refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, citing his religious beliefs. In 2012 a same-sex couple visited Masterpiece Cakeshop to make inquiries about ordering a cake for their wedding reception. The shop’s owner told the couple that he would not create a cake for their wedding because of his religious opposition to same-sex marriages – marriages the State of Colorado itself did not recognize at that time. The couple sued in the Colorado Civil Rights Commission (Respondent) alleging discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in violation of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act.
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