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Baker Jack Phillips, right, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, hugs an unidentified man who was in Phillips' shop Monday, June 4, 2018, in Lakewood, Colo., after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that he could refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because his religious beliefs did not violate Colorado's anti-discrimination law. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Baker in spotlight after court win in gay wedding cake case

By Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 10, 2014, file photo, Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips decorates a cake inside his store in Lakewood, Colo. The Supreme Court is setting aside a Colorado court ruling against a baker who wouldn’t make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. But the court is not deciding the big issue in the case, whether a business can refuse to serve gay and lesbian people. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Justices side with Colorado baker on same-sex wedding cake

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

People sleep outside of the Supreme Court in order to save places in line for Dec. 5 arguments in 'Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission,' Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Baker and gay couple at court for cake arguments

Associated Press

Jack Phillips brought to the Supreme Court what might be the biggest case of its kind since the high court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in 2015. Justices heard oral arguments Tuesday in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Anthony Kennedy likely to swing case of same-sex wedding cake

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

People sleep outside of the Supreme Court in order to save places in line for Dec. 5 arguments in 'Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission,' Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kennedy seems conflicted in Supreme Court wedding cake case

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips decorates a cake inside his store in Lakewood, Colo. Prominent chefs, bakers and restaurant owners want the Supreme Court to rule against a Colorado baker who wouldn’t make a cake for a same-sex couple’s wedding. The food makers say that once they open their doors for business, they don’t get to choose their customers. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

EDITORIAL: Supreme Court listens for voice of a wedding cake

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Supreme Court must not compel art that violates the creator’s heart

By Kristen Waggoner

In this Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, photograph, Charlie Craig and David Mullins are shown in their home in Denver. The Colorado couple is at the core of a legal case that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments on Tuesday, Dec. 5 in which Denver-area baker, Jack Phillips, cited his Christian faith in refusing to make a cake for the gay couple's wedding celebration in 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Opponents in LGBT case agree: It’s not about wedding cake

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips says he considers his cakes as works of art and to force him to bake for a same-sex wedding, a cause he doesn’t believe in, would mean violating his First Amendment rights. (Associated Press/File)

Jack Phillips’ argument on same-sex wedding cakes set for Supreme Court

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cake, center, is surrounded and prayed for by supporters after a rally on the campus of a Christian college Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in Lakewood, Colo. The small rally was held to build support for Phillips, who is at the center of a case that will be considered by the U.S. Supreme Court in December. The case may determine if business owners like Phillips are having their right of religious liberty and free expression violated by having to offer their wedding services to same-sex couples. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Believers rally around Cakeshop’s Jack Phillips before religious liberty case

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips cracks eggs into a cake batter mixer inside his store in Lakewood, Colo. The Supreme Court is taking on a new clash between gay rights and religion in a case about a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in Colorado. The justices said Monday, June 26, 2017, they will consider whether a baker who objects to same-sex marriage on religious grounds can refuse to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Jack Phillips Christian baker backed by Justice Department in gay marriage cake dispute

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips decorates a cake inside his store in Lakewood, Colo., on March 10, 2014. Phillips, who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, argued that his religious beliefs should protect him from sanctions against his business. (Associated Press) **FILE**

GOP congressmen sign on to amicus brief backing Christian baker in upcoming Supreme Court case

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips says he considers his cakes as works of art and to force him to bake for a same-sex wedding, a cause he doesn’t believe in, would mean violating his First Amendment rights. (Associated Press/File)

Jack Phillips, Christian baker, files Supreme Court brief ahead of hearing this fall

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Masterpiece Cakeshop baker Jack Phillips is again at the center of a civil rights fight after refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. Chris Sevier says Mr. Phillips must be compelled to make cakes for him and his computer "bride." (Associated Press/File)

Colorado Supreme Court declines to hear gay wedding cake case

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips says he considers his cakes as works of art and to force him to bake for a same-sex wedding, a cause he doesn’t believe in, would mean violating his First Amendment rights. (Associated Press/File)

Masterpiece Cakeshop gets crowdfunding after court defeat in gay wedding case

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips decorates a cake inside his store in Lakewood, Colo., on March 10, 2014. Phillips, who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, argued that his religious beliefs should protect him from sanctions against his business. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Masterpiece Cakeshop: Bakery can’t refuse to make gay wedding cakes because of religion, court rules

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips decorates a cake inside his store in Lakewood, Colo., on March 10, 2014. Phillips, who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, argued that his religious beliefs should protect him from sanctions against his business. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Masterpiece bakery that refused gay wedding cake can’t cite beliefs, court rules

Associated Press

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips decorates a cake inside his store in Lakewood, Colo., on March 10, 2014. Phillips, who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, argued that his religious beliefs should protect him from sanctions against his business. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Gay wedding cake at center of Colorado Appeals Court case

By Ivan Moreno - Associated Press