Colorado Cake Case and First Amendment Implications

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, December 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will for the first time hear a case that pits the First Amendment Free Speech Clause against the LGBT "sexual orientation" law. The issue is whether the state can force a Colorado cake artist to use his artistic talents to create a wedding cake celebrating a same-sex ceremony. In other words, can the state force a private citizen to speak an expressive message in support of a same-sex ceremony? Liberty Counsel filed an amicus brief in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case that could have a wide impact regarding the clash between free speech and the LGBT agenda, including laws that add "sexual orientation" and "gender identity."