Questions of Compelled Speech at the Supreme Court

The first of these cases, Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. et al. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission et al., involves a confrontation between the Constitution's protections of free speech and free exercise and its promise of equal protection of the laws, as expressed through the longstanding federal...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Communications Lawyer : Publication of the Forum Committee on Communications Law, American Bar Association American Bar Association, 2018-03, Vol.33 (4), p.8-9
Hauptverfasser: Amunson, Jessica Ring, Johnson, Tassity S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:The first of these cases, Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. et al. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission et al., involves a confrontation between the Constitution's protections of free speech and free exercise and its promise of equal protection of the laws, as expressed through the longstanding federal and state prohibition of discrimination in places of public accommodation. The Colorado Civil Rights Commission (Commission) determined that Phillips' refusal to sell a wedding cake was sexual orientation discrimination in violation of the State's Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) and that the First Amendment did not authorize such discrimination in sales to the general public. The case concerns the California Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency Act (Reproductive FACT Act), which requires facilities providing family planning or pregnancy-related services to disclose the existence of state programs subsidizing prenatal care, contraception, and abortion and, if true, the facilities' lack of medical licensing.
ISSN:0737-7622