craig v masterpiece opinion 8-13-15
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Masterpiece Cake Shop loses appealTRANSCRIPT
8/13/2015 Craig-v-Masterpiece_opinion_8-13-15.pdf - [email protected] - Gmailhttps://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#all/14f279e96bbd3f3f?projector=1 1/1COMPOSEInbox(4,838)ImportantSentMailDrafts(348)AllMailCircles[Mailbox](1)[tNCRM](6)Advertising(3)Alerts(251)AppleMailToDoBlogads(6)Caleb(42)Comments(5)Contributors(181)DailyInfographicFamiliesGayWisdomGoogle+(21)Honduras(16)HostingIncome(6)InsidersOut(6,484)Junk(8,082)Michelle(97)Mom(462)NetrootsNationNetworking11.1GB(44%)of25GBusedManageTermsPrivacyCraigvMasterpiece_opinion_81315.pdf Inbox xTeeJay 11:12AM(40minutesago)tomeClickheretoReplyorForwardCraigvMasterpiMovetoInboxTakemetoInboxGmailprimarilyusedforreligiouspurposes.CADAforbidsalldiscriminationbasedonsexualorientationregardlessofitsmotivation.Further,theexistenceofanexemptionforreligiousentitiesunderminesMasterpiecescontentionthatthelawdiscriminatesagainstitsconductbecauseofitsreligiouscharacter.SeePriestsforLifev.DeptofHealth&HumanServs.,772F.3d229,268(D.C.Cir.2014)([T]heexistenceofanexemptionforreligiousemployerssubstantiallyunderminescontentionsthatgovernmentishostiletowardssuchemployersreligion.).90Finally,wereiteratethatCADAdoesnotcompelMasterpiecetosupportorendorseanyparticularreligiousviews.ThelawmerelyprohibitsMasterpiecefromdiscriminatingagainstpotentialcustomersonaccountoftheirsexualorientation.AsonecourtPage54of67observedinaddressingasimilarfreeexercisechallengetothe1964CivilRightsAct:Undoubtedlydefendant...hasa