won State Administrative Agency
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Elenis
Summary
On June 26, 2017, the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, an attorney asked cake artist Jack Phillips to create a cake designed pink on the inside and blue on the outside, which the attorney said was to celebrate a gender transition from male to female. Jack declined the request because the custom cake would have expressed messages that conflict with his religious beliefs. Less than a month after the Supreme Court ruled for Jack in his first case, the state surprised him by finding probable cause to believe that Colorado law requires him to create the requested gender-transition cake.
In March 2019, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission dismissed the charges against Jack after new evidences surfaced showing the state’s ongoing hostility toward Jack and his faith.
Press Releases
Commentary
Colorado’s second case against Masterpiece Cakeshop and Jack Phillips crumbles | Fox News
Kristen Waggoner
March 11, 2019
A Christian Baker’s New Legal Fight With Colorado Is a Matter of Fairness
Jim Campbell
January 14, 2019
Despite my court win, Colorado Civil Rights Commission is coming after me again
Jack Phillips
August 16, 2018
Case Documents
Court
Title
Date
Administrative Agency
10/9/2018
Administrative Agency
6/28/2018
Administrative Agency
7/20/2017
Case Profiles
Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips: How I became the face of ‘rights of conscience’ litigation in US | Fox News
Jack Phillips
May 17, 2021