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Hospital Corporation of America and Asheville’s Mission Hospital have responded to a lawsuit filed by a Canton woman that claims their negligence led...

This is not a restaurant. this is not a riverboat or a train. im interested in the intersection of public accommodations law and speech. >> reporter: while lorie smiths views are rooted in her christian faith, her case is about whether excluding gay weddings is free speech, not religious freedom. lester? >> all right, kelly, thank you. more good news tonight. in at least one part of the economy. gas prices continue to drop. they could average under $3 a gallon by christmas. but will it last? s...

Wine drinker alert: Bad news is that the case price discount that savvy wine buyers across Tennessee have been enjoying for years will be coming to an end next month

Jackson County Americana/folk duo Bird in Hand will perform at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at Mountain Layers Brewing Company in Bryson City. The road les...

Public accommodations, hotels, restaurants and the like, in the internet the world is your oyster. there is not the question of monopoly and physical access, barring someone where you truly cannot find a place to eat. i think the response by the aclu seems to cast the light in an entirely different way than her ultimately, what i think her successful argument will be, that she will be allowed to make websites because of the union she believes in because its not excessive and is not a monopoly. >...

Another broad argument presented. effectively undermine this public accommodations requirement that says you open your doors to the public, you serve everybody. and this court in the same court, in that philly case said you know what, we will proceed cautiously here. thats what we ask this court, proceed cautiously. >> you talked about the slippery slope argument. if this happens then what is the next domino to fall. there are 29 states including colorado who have nondiscrimination laws. what is...

Because i oppose on religious grounds. this could have a con consequencele and if you look at artistic expression that could turn into restaurants and could turn into chefs saying this pasta is part of my artistic expression and as a result i dont want to serve black people on those grounds shall and definitely an important case to watch and listen to as well. >> yamiche alcindor, glad youre there outside the supreme court. thank you. let me bring in somebody who was just inside the supreme co...

Christian beliefs prevent her from creating custom websites for same-sex weddings. she is seeking an exemption from the states public accommodations law which bars businesses from refusing services based on race, disability, and sexual orientation, among other protected classes. >> colorado is censoring and compelling my speech, forcing me to create messages that go against my deeply held beliefs. >> the aclus national legal director argues thats its important to keep the law in place. >> if thr...

That will delay our ability to become energy independent and repeal 87,000 i.r.s. agents and delay our ability to hold government accountable. im hopeful everybody comes together, finds a way to govern together. this is what the american people want. otherwise well be squandering this majority. >> newt gingrich says mccarthy can get a lot done. >> kevin mccarthy has the same size majority that nancy pelosi had for the last two years. with that majority she managed to pass trillions in spending a...

Your take on where they are on this right now? >> well, the court has never compelled someone to create messages, using their heart, their head and their hand to imagine and design art and use words and texts. the court has never compelled that kind of speech even at the height of the civil rights era they didnt compel speech. thats not the role of the government to tell americans what is worthy of celebration. as you introed with the aclus message, its disingenuous to say this is about service....