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44 U. Dayton L. Rev. 399 (2018-2019)
Kicking the Can down the Road in Masterpiece Cakeshop: Is Finding a Happy Medium Possible, or Will the Solution Remain Half-Baked

handle is hein.journals/udlr44 and id is 421 raw text is: KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD IN MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP: IS FINDING A HAPPY MEDIUM POSSIBLE, OR WILL THE SOLUTION REMAIN HALF-BAKED? Charles J. Russo* IN TRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 400 1. THE SUPREME COURT, SEXUALITY, AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ............ 401 Law rence v. Texas .......................................................................... 402 Christian Legal Society v. Martinez ............................................... 403 United States v. Windsor ................................................................ 404 Hollingsworth v. Perry .................................................................... 405 O bergefell v. H odges ...................................................................... 406 Supreme Court Opinions .......................................................... 407 Justice Kennedy for the Court ............................................ 407 Dissenting Opinions ................................................................. 408 Chief Justice Roberts ........................................................... 408 Justice Scalia ....................................................................... 409 Justice T hom as .................................................................... 410 Justice A lito ......................................................................... 4 11 2. MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP V. COLORADO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION ....... 412 Factual B ackground ........................................................................ 412 Procedural H istory .......................................................................... 413 A P requel ........................................................................................ 4 14 Supreme Court Opinions ................................................................. 414 Justice Kennedy's Majority Opinion ........................................ 414 Justice Kagan's Concurrence .................................................... 418 Justice Gorsuch's Concurrence ................................................ 418 Justice Thomas' Concurrence ................................................... 420 Justice Ginsburg's Dissent ....................................................... 420 3. POST MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP DEVELOPMENTS .................................... 421 * B.A., 1972, St. John's University; M. Div., 1978, Seminary of the Immaculate Conception; J.D., 1983, St John's University; Ed.D., 1989, St. John's University; Panzer Chair in Education, Director, Ph.D. Program in Educational Leadership, and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton (UD); also Capital Normal University, College of Education, Beijing, China, and Visiting Professor, Notre Dame University of Australia, Faculty of Law, Sydney Campus. I would also like to thank Victoria L. VanZandt, Assistant Dean of Law, University of Dayton Hybrid JD Program, Professor of Lawyering Skills, University of Dayton School of Law; Paul Babie, Professor of Property Theory and Law, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; William E. Thro, General Counsel, University of Kentucky, for their thoughtful comments on drafts of this paper. Finally, I offer my greatest thanks to my wife and the love of my life, Debbie Russo, a fellow educator, for assisting with proofreading and commenting on drafts of this article in addition to the many ways in which she helps me in our life together.