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Federal judge allows Masterpiece Cakeshop baker’s lawsuit against Colorado to proceed
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A U.S. District Court judge in Denver is allowing a lawsuit filed against the state of Colorado by Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips to move forward, and hinted that an injunction against the state could be in the works. In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Wiley Y. Daniel wrote that the lawsuit,…
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Lamborn wants Justice Dept. to investigate Colo. civil rights agency
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn on Thursday called on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Colorado Civil Rights Commission for what he calls its “anti-religious” bias in its dealings with Masterpiece Cakeshop baker Jack Phillips of Lakewood. The Colorado Springs Republican accused state civil rights officials of “an attempt to discredit (Phillips’) religious beliefs…
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Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in another dispute over alleged discrimination
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Jack Phillips, whose refusal to make a custom wedding cake for a gay couple went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, is back in the news again, with another discrimination complaint filed against the Lakewood baker. And Phillips and his attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom have returned fire with a lawsuit in federal…
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SLOAN | Supreme Court’s ruling was narrow — and properly so
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It is a good thing that the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Masterpiece Bakery case was not really intended to put any part of the underlying argument to rest, because it certainly did not. What it did do was jerk the reins on institutionalized anti-religious bias and exhibit rare and welcome self-restraint on the part of…
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BIDLACK | What to do when rights collide? Over a wedding cake, for example
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Back when I was teaching political science at the Air Force Academy, about half way through the course we’d come to a lesson on the Bill of Rights and the conflicts inherent therein. I’d introduce the subject by asking my students about a hypothetical employer, who manufactured and sold the most neutral and non-political product…
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What Masterpiece ruling means for the Colorado Civil Rights Commission
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Monday’s U. S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Lakewood baker Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop focused on the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, whose action against Phillips over his refusal to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple was overturned by the high court. The narrowly focused Supreme Court ruling itself is likely…
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FEEDBACK | Fair workplaces; violent campuses
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Businesses can do well while also doing good Good Business Colorado members know that it’s just good business to promote a productive workforce and a healthy economic environment – they produce a strong economy and thriving communities. A strong economy is one that allows everyone to succeed, with jobs that provide fair workplaces, livable wages…
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Hickenlooper signs bill reauthorizing Colo. civil rights agency
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Surrounded by more than a hundred supporters, civil rights commissioners and the staff of Colorado’s civil rights agency outside the state Capitol, Gov. John Hickenlooper Tuesday signed into law the bill that keeps the agency on course for the next nine years. House Bill 1256 reauthorizes both the Division of Civil Rights and the Colorado…
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Governor needs to step up to the plate — especially on marijuana legislation
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The 2018 legislative session ended in a photo-finish on Wednesday night. At (literally) the eleventh hour, a number of critical bills made it through the statehouse, as lawmakers found hard-fought compromises to the session’s toughest issues. Fixes on transportation, PERA, and the Colorado Civil Rights Commission all came within the final 72 hours of the…
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Gavel falls on Colo. legislature’s brawls and breakthroughs
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Denver Zoo brought birds and reptiles to show off at the Colorado Capitol Wednesday – fitting for the last day of a four-month legislative session that was at times a wild kingdom of laws, policies and politics, and at others a close encounter with the #MeToo era. Lawmakers finally wrapped up their work in the…
