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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

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       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.

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