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Re:Supreme Court Sides with Baker Who Turned Away Gay Couple by toomuchtodo on Monday June 04, 2018 @11:31AM (#17228732)
A business has the right to refuse service to anyone.

I genuinely thought this ruling would go the other way, but I can appreciate why it didn’t. The demarcation of rights is fraught with complexity.

Re:Supreme Court Sides with Baker Who Turned Away Gay Couple by bootlooped on Monday June 04, 2018 @11:33AM (#17228782)
Except if the reason they are refusing them service is because they are a member of a protected class. This was a core issue of the civil rights movement.
Re:Supreme Court Sides with Baker Who Turned Away Gay Couple by toomuchtodo on Monday June 04, 2018 @11:35AM (#17228805)
It could be argued that forcing a business owner to provide a service they don’t want to perform is assault by the state (protected classes notwithstanding).

What if a business owner’s religion precludes then from serving a protected class or someone with a disability? Which takes precedence?

Re:Supreme Court Sides with Baker Who Turned Away Gay Couple by oneeyedpigeon on Monday June 04, 2018 @11:44AM (#17228964)
But the business owner in this case is specifically offering to provide the service (baking a cake to your requirements) already. Unless they aren't, and they just offer a number of predesigned, off-the-shelf cakes, but it doesn't sound like that's the case here.
Re:Supreme Court Sides with Baker Who Turned Away Gay Couple by peterwwillis on Monday June 04, 2018 @11:35AM (#17228825)
Not according to the civil rights act of 1964. Or the americans with disabilities act of 1990.