Update | The Week of November 27, 2017
Jeffrey Stein // 12/4/17 //
This week, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Masterpiece Cakeshop, a case invoking the conflict between religious beliefs and non-discrimination ordinances (SCOTUSBlog).
- The Masterpiece Cakeshop case is not about religious freedom, writes Jennifer Finney Boylan at NYT.
- There is no constitutional right to refuse service to a person based on sexual orientation, writes Erwin Chemerinsky at The Sacramento Bee.
- A ruling in favor of Masterpiece Cakeshop would destroy discrimination law, writeDavid Glasgow and Kenji Yoshino.
- Eric Segall examines how a ‘committed originalist’ should decide the case.
- Sarah Posner explores the Alliance Defending Freedom, who is representing Masterpiece Cakeshop.
The Trump Administration has indicated that it may go to higher courts to postpone the enlistment of transgender individuals in the U.S. military (Lyle Denniston).