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Christian florist denied justice again - OneNewsNow

Christian beliefs."Today's decision by the Washington State Supreme Court came just a year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Colorado baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop."The U.S. Supreme Court made it clear [in the Masterpiece case] that government hostility toward people of faith has no place in our society," says Bursch. "Not only that, but the Court followed that 7-2 decision with rulings in NIFLA and Janus upholding the freedom of those who decline to create and express messages in violation of their beliefs."ADF represented Jack Phillips in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. https://onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2019/06/06/christian-florist-denied-justice-again

Riker Lynch and Savannah Latimer's Fall Wedding in Utah - Brides.com

Savannah Latimer and Riker Lynch both grew up in Colorado, so it's only fitting that they marry in the mountains—even if they didn't choose their wedding venue themselves!After Riker proposed on the beach in Malibu last September, the couple—he's a musician and actor; she's an influencer—began working with Brides to say "I do" in our annual Brides Live Wedding. In doing so, they invited Brides readers to follow their journey down the aisle, documenting the lead-up to the wedding on social and asking our audience to vote on every wedding detail from the dress to the décor. After five months of planning and thousands of votes cast, everything was officially revealed on September 20, 2019, when Savannah and Riker married at the Montage Deer Valley in Park City, Utah.Perhaps unsurprisingly, Brides readers did a great job choosing the day's details, ultimately selecting a stunning color palette for the design, a classic tux for the groom, and a glamorous ball gown for the bride. Everything coordinated with the mountain setting and (unexpe... https://www.brides.com/riker-lynch-savannah-latimer-wedding-montage-deer-valley-4771151

Arlene's Flowers v. Washington - Cato Institute

The U.S. Supreme Court remanded the case for reconsideration in the light of its 2018 ruling in a similar context (except a baker instead of a florist) in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission that state officials displayed anti-religious animus and thus could not enforce their law. In the absence of similar anti-religious red flags, it’s probably not surprising that the state supreme court reinstated its previous opinion almost verbatim.Yet the U.S. Supreme Court precedent against compelled speech is strong. In West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943), the Court ruled that school children could not be forced salute the flag and recite the pledge of allegiance. And in Wooley v. Maynard (1977), the Court found that New Hampshire could not require drivers to display the state motto (“live free or die”) on their license plates. (That case is why, if your jurisdiction has a default slogan—for example, “taxation without representation” in D.C.—it has to offer you an alternative if you ask.) In a pair of 2018 cases, NIFLA v. Becerra, and Janus v. AFSCME, the Court found that states could not force a pro-life clinic to read a script advising patients on how to get an abortion, and that non-union members of a collective bargaining unit could not be forced to pay for union speech with which they disagree, respectively.The Court had the opportunity to tackle the issue of whether states may force wedding vendors to create cakes for same-sex weddings in Masterpiece. But the Court didn’t reach the issue of whether the First Amendment—speech or religion clauses—protects a refusal to provide a product or service for a particular occasion, if so how to draw the line between professions that are and aren’t sufficiently expressive to gain that protection, or any other major controversy that continues to roil lower courts. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a concurrence offering some guidance, but post-Masterpiece state and circuit courts have diverged.As it has in previous stages of this litigation, Cato has filed ... https://www.cato.org/publications/legal-briefs/arlenes-flowers-v-washington-2

Colorado Dahlia Society brings flower show to Loveland - Loveland Reporter-Herald

Cindy Sprague’s yard on Aug. 21, 2019. (Shelley Widhalm/ For the Loveland Reporter-Herald)Loveland resident Cindy Sprague’s yard is full of dahlias, which she will display Sept. 7-8, 2019, at the Colorado Dahlia Society annual show, "It’s a Picnic!" at the Loveland Public Library. (Shelley Widhalm/ For the Loveland Reporter-Herald)The lavender dahlias in Loveland resident Cindy Sprague’s yard include the Mystery Day, in the back, and Jean Marie, in the front, pictured on Aug. 21, 2019. (Shelley Widhalm/ For the Loveland Reporter-Herald)Cindy Sprague has orange-colored dahlias called My Cindy growing at her Loveland home on Aug. 21, 2019. Sprague is a member of the Colorado Dahlia Society. (Shelley Widhalm/ For the Loveland Reporter-Herald)What normally would be a colorful landscape in Loveland resident Cindy Sprague’s backyard has just a few pops of brightness.Sprague, who grows dahlias and is down to 150 from 170 plants, cites tall trees and a late spring for a delayed bloom, but she’ll have plenty to bring Sept. 7-8 to the Loveland Public Library for the Colorado Dahlia Society 2019 annual show, “It’s a Picnic!”“They are a couple of weeks late starting to open,” said Sprague, past-president of the Colorado Dahlia Society and a dahlia grower for about 20 years. “By the Loveland show, most of them will be blooming. If not, they probably won’t bloom.”Dahlias are grown as annuals in Colorado and should be planted at the end of May. A sun-lovin... https://www.reporterherald.com/2019/08/31/colorado-dahlia-society-brings-flower-show-to-loveland/