The Supreme Court Takes on the First Amendment and LGBTQ Rights...Again

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 5, 2022

The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in a First Amendment case with echoes of the Masterpiece Cakeshop case from 2018. Katherine Franke, professor of law at Columbia Law School and the director of the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law, explains the details of the case, where a website designer did not want to create a site for a gay wedding, and what's at stake for religious liberty, LGBTQ rights, and speech.

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