Supreme Court of the United States

Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n

June 13, 2018

Summary

The Court reversed the Colorado Court of Appeals, holding that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission violated the Free Exercise Clause by showing hostility toward Phillips' religious beliefs through disparaging comments and inconsistent treatment compared to other bakers who had declined requests to create cakes expressing messages offensive to their secular convictions.