Two hate groups, American Family Association and Alliance Defending Freedom, are lambasting a federal judge for upholding the law.
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Hate group lawyer and bigotry enabler Jeremy Tedesco of Alliance Defending Freedom |
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado will be decided by the Supreme Court this term. However, as things stand today, state and local nondiscrimination laws protecting LGBT people are in full force and effect. That is the law of the land supported by numerous precedents.
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The Current case involves a small company, Telescope Media and its owners, Carl and Angel Larsen.
ADF filed a pre-enforcement action on their behalf last December with the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Minnesota’s Human Rights Act makes it illegal “to deny any person the full
and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations
of a place of public accommodation because of race, color, creed, religion, disability, national
origin, marital status, sexual orientation, or sex.” [Minn. Stat. Ann. § 363A.11(1)].