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UA Law Scholar Measures Supreme Court Masterpiece Cakeshop Ruling

courtesy: Danielle Weatherby

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused on religious grounds to bake a wedding cake for an engaged gay couple. In a 60-page decision, justices narrowly considered fundamental religious freedoms under the First Amendment, leaving the question of LGBTQ civil rights enforcement for another day.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.