SCOTUS Rules About Colorodo Baker

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(06-04-2018, 01:42 PM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: https://www.npr.org/2018/06/04/605003519/supreme-court-decides-in-favor-of-baker-over-same-sex-couple-in-cake-shop-case

If I'm understanding this correctly, it's only in favor of this case only. If other cases are brought under slightly different circumstances, SCOTUS may rule differently.

Kennedy essentially said that, while the state could have made a case that their interests outweigh his religious expression, the fact that the state commission was so clearly biased against his religion and didn't approach it from a place of neutrally meant that they had to reject the state's order for not treating him fairly. The opinion notes that this doesn't solve the question of whether or not you can refuse service over religious beliefs. 

Conservatives will say it affirms the right to refusal. Liberals it will allow gay people to be discriminated against. Neither is accurate, it's a solid ruling given the circumstances of the case. Anyone supporting the couple should be able to note the state messed up and sank the case.