Colorado’s highest court says it will hear the case of a Christian baker who refused to make a cake celebrating a gender transition.
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The announcement by the Colorado Supreme Court is the latest development in the yearslong legal saga involving Jack Phillips and LGBTQ+ rights.in 2018 after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake but was later sued by Autumn Scardina, a transgender woman, who asked his suburban Denver bakery to make a pink cake with blue frosting for her birthday. It refused after Scardina explained it would celebrate her transition from male to female.
The justices didn’t explain how or why they made the determination. It was announced in a long list of decisions about which cases they will hear and reject.Williams ties career high with 6 TD passes, No. 8 USC withstands late Colorado rally for 48-41 winThe case involves the state’s anti-discrimination law that makes it illegal to refuse to provide services to people based on protected characteristics like race, religion or sexual orientation.
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