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Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
Decided: 2018
In brief
Ruled narrowly for a baker who refused to make a same-sex wedding cake, citing hostility in the state proceeding.
The Court's ruling in depth
A Colorado baker refused to design a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Rather than resolve the underlying clash between free exercise and public accommodations law, the Court ruled narrowly that the state civil-rights commission had displayed unconstitutional hostility toward the baker's religion. The broader question was left for later cases like 303 Creative.