December 5, 2017
Dueling Wedding Cake Protests Outside High Court
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Hairstylists, jewelers, chefs, florists, invitation designers and makeup artists were all part of the discussion at the Supreme Court as the justices took up the case of the Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
During the first half of oral argument on Tuesday the justices questioned an attorney for Colorado baker Jack Phillips, who claims a First Amendment right not to say something with which he disagrees.
But Justice Elena Kagan wanted to know "how do you draw a line?" about what counts as speech. Kagan wanted to know: "Why is there no speech in creating a wonderful hairdo?" and "Where would you put a tailor?"
Justice Sonia Sotomayor told Phillips' attorney: "The primary purpose of a food of any kind is to be eaten."