What Justice Gorsuch’s Record Suggests About the Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments December 5 in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil…
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How a Ruling for Masterpiece Cakeshop Could Embolden White Nationalists
While deploying “religious freedom” arguments to push back on progressive social change is hardly new,…
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The Religious Case Against Religious Discrimination in Cakeshop Case
It might be tempting to think that Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—the upcoming…
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The Subway Sandwich Artist Argument; When “Religious Freedom” Isn’t About Religious Freedom
Consider this faintly ridiculous hypothetical: I am in line at my local Subway sandwich shop,…
Read MoreDear Mr. President: We Get It. You Really Love White Conservative Christians
The Trump administration’s latest gift to its far-right, white conservative Christian base is the DOJ’s…
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Trump’s DOJ Wants Constitutional Protection for Wedding Cakes, Not LGBT People
Nine months into Donald Trump’s presidency, it should surprise no one to learn that his…
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It’s Not About Cake: Anti-Gay Vendors Want a Constitutional Right to Discriminate
The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) plans to argue that bakers and florists are “artists,” and can’t be forced to engage in artistic expression that contravenes their religious beliefs.
Read MoreThe Most Ominous Promises Jeff Sessions Just Made to ADF Attorneys
It took a few days and a series of FOIA requests, but Attorney General Jeff…
Read MoreWill Texas Really Be Able to Undermine Marriage Equality?
While most of us (including your faithful RD staffers) were prepping the grill for a long…
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On Historic “Decision Day,” SCOTUS Sends LGBT Americans Mixed Messages
For LGBT legal nerds like me, June 26 is an important day. Every major pro-equality…
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