Summary
On June 26, 2017, the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, an attorney asked cake artist Jack Phillips to create a cake designed pink on the inside and blue on the outside, which the attorney said was to celebrate a gender transition from male to female. Jack declined the request because the custom cake would have expressed messages that conflict with his religious beliefs. Less than a month after the Supreme Court ruled for Jack in his first case, the state surprised him by finding probable cause to believe that Colorado law requires him to create the requested gender-transition cake.
In March 2019, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission dismissed the charges against Jack after new evidences surfaced showing the state's ongoing hostility toward Jack and his faith.
Press Releases
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Victory for Jack Phillips as overwhelming evidence of govt hostility emerges -
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Colorado loses bid to dismiss cake artist's lawsuit
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Halt the hostility: Jack Phillips asks court to stop Colorado's intolerance toward his faith
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Hostility unabated: Colorado seeks to punish cake artist Jack Phillips again
Commentary
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Jack PhillipsMay 17, 2021
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Kristen WaggonerMarch 11, 2019
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Kristen WaggonerMarch 11, 2019
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Jake WarnerMarch 08, 2019
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Jack PhillipsMarch 08, 2019
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Jim CampbellJanuary 14, 2019
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James GottryAugust 20, 2018
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Michael FarrisAugust 19, 2018
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James GottryAugust 17, 2018
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Jay HobbsAugust 17, 2018
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Jack PhillipsAugust 16, 2018
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