at issue, a colorado business seeking permission not to work for same-sex wedding couples, only this time it wasn t the baker. that case was decided in 2018 when jack phillips refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. back then the court narrowly decided for the baker but didn t determine whether a business owner s speech writes can justify refusing service to gay couples. well, five miles from the colorado baker is a graphic artist named lorie smith who will join me momentarily. she said she didn t want to create any same-sex wedding message at odds with her religious beliefs. she said she had never received a request to design a same-sex couple site, nor had she turned anyone down. smith won. a majority of the court saw colorado s public accommodation laws an unconstitutional attempt by the state to compel her speech. the minority cast the outcome as the first time the court permitted a commercial business to refuse service to a protected class. justice neil gorsuch
i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. the supreme court comprised by appoint east of former president donald trump ended a most consequential term. scotus on voting rights, affirmative action, student loans and adoption. this on top of last year s rulings concerns abortion, guns, religion and climate change. yesterday, the court released a much anticipated opinion concerning speech and gay rights. at issue, a colorado business seeking permission not to work for same-sex wedding couples, only this time it wasn t the baker. this case was decided in 2018 when jack phillips refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. then the court decided for the baker, but didn t determine whether a business owner s speech writes can justify refusing service to gay couples. well, five miles from the colorado baker is a graphic artist named lorie smith who will join me momentarily. she said she didn t want to create any same-sex wedding message at odds with her religious beliefs. she neve
agenda, ruling he doesn t have the authority to erase $400 billion in debt for 43 million americans without congressional approval. president biden now revealing an alternative plan with federal loan payments set to resume in october. republicans, including gop presidential candidates, quick to praise today s rulings. the justices also dealing a blow to lgbtq rights in america on the last day of pride month. the court setting the tone with its super majority. and another major case already on the docket for next term. rachel scott hat the white house, terry moran in washington. also tonight, 200 million americans under severe weather, dangerous heat and air quality alerts heading into the july fourth weekend. new york city reporting the worst air quality in the world. the heat dome expanding from california to florida. the heat index reaching up to 120 degrees in some places. rob marciano tracking it all. tonight, all this unfolding with record holiday travel well under w
the authority to erase $400 billion in debt for 43 million americans without congressional approval. president biden now revealing an alternative plan with federal loan payments set to resume in october. republicans, including gop presidential candidates, quick to praise today s rulings. the justices also dealing a blow to lgbtq rights in america on the last day of pride month. the court setting the tone with its super majority. and another major case already on the docket for next term. rachel scott at the white house, terry moran in washington. also tonight, 200 million americans under severe weather, dangerous heat, and air quality alerts heading into the july fourth weekend. new york city reporting the worst air quality in the world. the heat dome expanding from california to florida. the heat index reaching up to 120 degrees in some places. rob marciano tracking it all. tonight, all this unfolding with record holiday travel well under way. more than 50 million people
group leader yevgeny prigozhin striking a deal to avoid criminal charges. but in exchange she was forced to leave russia for neighboring belarus. locals taken to the streets cheering as a rebel commander left for exile. they even snapped a few selfies with supporters on the way out. he was secretary of state entity blinken sees this rebellion as a site of russia is weakening. what we have seen his extraordinary pre-think about it this way 16 months ago rush up for the doorstep of kyiv in ukraine. believing they would take the capitol the matter of days and race the country from the map as independent country. now what we have seen is russia having to defend moscow, its capitol gets mercenaries of its own making. live fox team coverage on this, lucas tomlinson jeff paulson bias in this fox news contributor scanner here at the and what could happen next. first let s go live it to kyiv seen for affairs correspondent greg palko with the very latest there on the ground. hi e