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Colorado Supreme Court hears latest Masterpiece Cakeshop discrimination case

This time the bakery refused to bake a cake celebrating a trans woman’s birthday and journey of gender identity.

Trump Ineligible for Colorado Ballot, State Supreme Court Rules

He's disqualified because he took part in an insurrection, says the ruling, which Trump is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Colo. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Antigay Baker's Appeal

Cakemaker Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop now has to decide whether to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, or accept the ruling as it stands. 

Don't Let Them Eat Cake, Baker Begs CO Supreme Court

After three lower courts ruled he discriminated against a gay couple, Colorado baker Jack Phillips is hoping the fourth time's the charm, taking his case to the state's highest court. 

Roberts helped win landmark gay rights case

The lead attorney in the 1996 Supreme Court case that overturned Colorado's antigay Amendment 2 says that John Roberts, Bush's pick to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, helped her win the case.

The Hate Group Hijacking Courts to Undermine Equality

The Alliance Defending Freedom, which argued for a Colorado baker's antigay policy in the Supreme Court, has a long record of homophobic and transphobic activism.

Conservative group opposes Roberts

A conservative group in Virginia said Tuesday it would oppose Supreme Court nominee John Roberts's confirmation because of his role in the 1996 Supreme Court case Romer v. Evans, which repealed an antigay amendment to the Colorado constitution

Colo. Supreme Court Puts a Stop to Boulder Same-Sex Marriages

The Colorado county issued more than 200 marriage licenses to same-sex couples before the state Supreme Court granted the attorney general's request and ordered a Boulder County Clerk to stop.

Maine Disqualifies Donald Trump From 2024 Primary Ballot

The decision makes Maine the second state to disqualify Trump from office, after the Colorado Supreme Court handed down its own stunning ruling that removed him from the ballot earlier this month.

Woman in Anti-LGBTQ+ SCOTUS Case Did Make a Wedding Website: Report

Lorie Smith said she couldn’t design wedding websites out of fear of retaliation for her beliefs, but it turns out she designed at least one before making a legal challenge.

Supreme Court Appears to Lean Toward Ruling for Antigay Web Designer

The court's conservative majority seemed to sympathize with a designer who argues she has a legal right to turn away same-sex couples who seek wedding websites.

Supreme Court Takes Case Involving Refusal to Serve Same-Sex Couples

A Colorado web designer says she will not provide wedding website creation services to same-sex couples.

SCOTUS: Bisexual Lawyer's Suit Against Christian Group Can Go Ahead

The attorney had filed the lawsuit against the organization after the group said it had rejected his application for a job due to its code of conduct, which "excludes homosexual activity."

Justice Department Supports Antigay Baker in Supreme Court Case

Trump's Justice Department says the baker has a First Amendment right to turn away same-sex couples who want wedding cakes.

Colo. Supreme Court Stops Denver's Same-Sex Marriages

The state's highest court ordered Denver to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples but did not address two other counties that have been doing the same.

Colorado Governor Signs Bills to Protect Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care Rights

Out Gov. Jared Polis signed the bills as 15 states block gender-affirming care for transgender people.

Sen Cornyn Grills Judge Jackson on Marriage Equality in SCOTUS Hearing

Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, questioning nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, asserted that with marriage equality, the Supreme Court created a right not in the Constitution.

Judge: Keep Calm and Marry On, Colorado

Judges around the state are refusing to stop clerks in three counties from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, despite the state constitution's ban on same-sex marriage.

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Sarah Sanders: Trump OK With Businesses Hanging Antigay Signs

The press secretary said the president's devotion to so-called religious liberties extends to businesses hanging signs about refusing service to LGBT people.

It's Time for an LGBT Supreme Court Justice

HRC president Chad Griffin says Obama should nominate an out person for the job, and he has some suggestions.