U.S. Supreme Court again won’t say whether it will hear Colorado gay wedding cake case
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court punted again Tuesday on whether it plans to hear a case involving a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple — further delaying action on a legal fight that’s drawn national attention.
The case was excluded from an order list released by the high court; making it the ninth time the justices have postponed a decision on the petition by Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips, according to court watchers at SCOTUSblog.
Tuesday’s move isn’t the final word, however. The Supreme Court could decide as soon as next month whether it wants to referee a case the Colorado Supreme Court declined to hear last year.
But the delay extends the drama of a simmering fight between civil rights activists and religious liberty proponents.
Read the full story at The Denver Post.
Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips decorates a cake inside his store in Lakewood in 2014. (Denver Post)
Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips decorates a cake inside his store in Lakewood in 2014. (Denver Post)
