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To: freeandfreezing
It is a thoughtful ruling based on the particular facts of the case, and it is consistent with 1st Amendment law.

It's not consistent with the 1st Amendment — the 1st constrains Congress from enacting certain classes of law. This is not any of those prohibitions, but it is prohibited by the 13th.

37 posted on 02/06/2018 7:22:01 PM PST by Edward.Fish
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To: Edward.Fish
This is not any of those prohibitions...

The Court ruling applies the 1st Amendment to a California anti-discrimination law that has the effect of forcing a baker to engage in speech they do not want to. There is a long history of applying constitutional provisions to state laws which violate them.

So, in fact the ruling fits in the very category you identified. Here is the opinion

38 posted on 02/07/2018 4:13:49 AM PST by freeandfreezing
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