A Colorado baker who won a victory in the United States Supreme Court after refusing to create a wedding cake for a two gay men in 2012 is back in court.
This time, it’s after he refused to create a “birthday” cake to celebrate a man transitioning to the identity of a woman.
In the earlier case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission had targeted Phillips, a devout Christian, with an anti-religious bias.
While that case was still being decided, Phillips’ cake shop reportedly received a call from Denver attorney Autumn Scardina requesting a cake to celebrate his gender transition to female. According to reports, Scardina had previously requested Phillips make a cake celebrating Satan.
This time, Phillips is countersuing the State of Colorado. He alleges he is again being unfairly and illegally targeted because of his Christianity.
In his lawsuit, Phillips alleges that the state violated his First Amendment right to practice his faith and his 14th Amendment right to equal protection.
Click here: Masterpiece cake baker sued again (for refusing to bake gender transition birthday cake)
