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June 6, 2018

At the Supreme Court, a Limited Victory for Religious Freedom

Colorado made it easy to side with Masterpiece Cakeshop.

In a much-anticipated ruling, the Supreme Court decided that Colorado’s civil-rights commission violated the constitutional rights of Jack Phillips by fining him for declining to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. Seven justices agreed on this point, but the majority narrowly circumscribed its decision, which turned in part on the manifest anti-Christian bigotry expressed by members of the Colorado commission—thus making clear that the court might hold differently in related cases. Robert P. George explains:

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June 6, 2018

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    It’s not the economy, stupid.

  2. The First Act of Arab Terror on American Soil, Fifty Years Ago

    Sirhan Sirhan and RFK.

  3. At the Supreme Court, a Limited Victory for Religious Freedom

    Colorado made it easy to side with Masterpiece Cakeshop.

  4. Facing the Ugly Truth about Anti-Semitism

    Beyond argument.

  5. Leon Kass’s Work Brings together Science and the Humanities in Pursuit of a Worthy Life

    A light unto the nations.