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
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the trick is to know when to exit before being told to get out. a day comes when you know it s time to hang it up. knowing when to exit the stage gratefully, the s better for you, your team, your company, your country. america turned off lbj. he knew another term was not in anybody s best interest. i can t disregard the peril to the progress of the american people. i shall not seek and i will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president. brian: he s right, he wouldn t have won. richard nixon was overwhelmingly re-elected, then overwhelmed with scandal. he decide to do what was right. i have never been a quitter. to leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. but as path i must put the interest of america first. think about athletes. they wanted to leave with grace while still at the top of the leaderboard. i haven t been able to run as good as i used to or hit and throw. the young kids are getting a lit
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