OT2017 #8: “Bespoke but Blank”
Is cake speech? Its time to find out. This week, we preview Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, in which the court will decide whether a baker may be compelled to make a cake for a same-sex wedding. But before we do, we recap the argument in Carpenter v. United States, the warrantless-location-tracking case, and conclude that the ACLU is in a good positionthough not for the reasons in their brief. And we bring you news of the latest incident of mistaken identity at the Supreme Court, Elon Musks chance to appear at the podium and the nature of Congress true powers over Indian law.
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Cases: Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc. v. United States, Carpenter v. United States, Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District v. Tesla Energy Operations Inc.