Masterpiece Cakeshop Is Fighting for the First Amendment, Not Against Gay Marriage

Masterpiece Cakeshop Is Fighting for the First Amendment, Not Against Gay Marriage

This week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips, the man who refused to create a specialty wedding cake for a same-sex couple in Colorado in 2012. Yet the stories that dominate coverage distort the public’s understanding of the case and its serious implications.