Case Law Index
federal2018
Additional Highlights:First AmendmentFree ExerciseLGBTQ Rights
Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
United States Supreme Court
Key Holding
Colorado's Civil Rights Commission violated the baker's free exercise rights by failing to adjudicate his religious objections with neutrality and respect.
Case Summary
Masterpiece Cakeshop held that a Colorado baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple was entitled to relief because the state civil rights commission demonstrated hostility toward his religious beliefs in its adjudication of the complaint.