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Masterpiece Cakeshop: Commission sides with gay couple who say bakery discriminated

Today Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood was once again ordered to stop discriminating against same-sex couples seeking wedding cakes. The Colorado Civil Rights Commission unanimously upheld a previous ruling by an administrative law judge finding that the bakery violated Colorado's anti-discrimination laws when it refused to bake a wedding cake for...
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Today Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood was once again ordered to stop discriminating against same-sex couples seeking wedding cakes. The Colorado Civil Rights Commission unanimously upheld a previous ruling by an administrative law judge finding that the bakery violated Colorado’s anti-discrimination laws when it refused to bake a wedding cake for couple Dave Mullins and Charlie Craig in 2012.

Does that mean that Masterpiece owner Jack Phillips will become the area’s premier purveyor of same-sex wedding cakes? Maybe not. After today’s hearing, Phillips said he hasn’t baked a wedding cake for anybody since early this year because his shop has been busy filling orders from supporters for other baked goods.

For more on the story, check out our post in Latest Word.


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