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She says that the message of a same-sex couple wedding conflicts with her christian values that she believes marriage should be between one man and one woman. now, this whole case comes against the backdrop of colorados public accommodations law that says that businesses that are open to the public cannot discriminate based on race, sex, and sexual orientation. so, this woman, lorie smith, brought a case trying to ensure that she would not be -- fall victim to the law if she essentially hung out...

Think its a reach, its a political statement and a political reach to say that. i understand why you would make that argument if you were on the left because you want to make hay out of it but its narrower than that and at the core whether can government compel you to engage in speech you dont want to. >> can i correct the factual record? everybody stipulated this was expression, but not that it was only expression and thats actually a crucial difference. i know i think we agree about this fact,...

For everybody. thats what public accommodations law means. weve now had the supreme court say it is okay for businesses to say, because of my religious beliefs, i can turn you away at the door, i dont have to serve you, i can humiliate you in front of your children, i can send you away. and the supreme court says thats fine with us. it is a horrible day in this country. it is a huge step back. i cannot imagine what people who are waiting now for a floodgate of other businesses to throw up the sa...

Final rulings, released this week, there were a trio of opinions that could reshape american society moving forward. including limiting lgbtq public accommodations in some businesses, rejecting student loan forgiveness for tens of millions of borrowers, and restrictive affirmative action. president biden responded to this ruling during an interview with msnbcs nicole wallace on thursday, calling the current court quote, not normal. take a listen. >> you said this court is not normal. what did yo...

Standard. you know, we worked with the u.s. chamber of commerce and garnered bipartisan support for this legislation. it is good for business. not only for women, but for women and the economy. these are temporary accommodations that help keep women healthy and attached to the workforce, you know, promoting fairness and equality and an opportunity. so this was really a win-win and we really had employers and business on our side pushing for this legislation. >> recently another law, the pumping ...

More salaried workers access, who are carved out of that law access to time and space to pump breast milk at work. these laws are really a historic step forward for women and families, for womens rights, for racial justice, economic justice and really should be celebrated at a time when there is more time than we need. these are really, really important protections. >> so whats next? whats the next fight for you? >> unfortunately, our work is far from over. first and foremost, we need to make su...

With pregnant and postpartum workers to provide accommodations. what do you say to some small businesses that you believe this creates a hardship? >> right. so lets just say that backing up for a second the problem with a gap in our nations federal civil rights fund, because the pregnancy discrimination act really only required equal treatment, it didnt require accommodations for pregnant workers and another federal law, the americans disability act, only required accommodations for workers with...

Balance, is one of the woman who pushed for the law. thank you so much for joining us. what made you want to push for these additional protections? >> thanks for having me, paula. we were hearing from women in low age and physically demanding jobs on our free legal help line over and over again who cased the same impossible choice. can i maintain a healthy pregnancy or follow my doctors orders? too often women were forced off the job and faced devastating consequences. modest accommodations coul...

Major significance. melissa murray, you clerked for then judge sotomayor who wrote the dissent in this case. shes now justice sotomayor. and she writes today the court for the first time in its history grants a business open to the public a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of a protected class. how significant and potentially breathtaking and broad-based could this ruling be? what kind of ripple effect could we see? >> i think this is a massive decision. again, kenji is right, its...

>> a major decision for states across the country that have antidiscrimination laws like colorado trying to enforce them, but in this case, the high court in a divided ruling has ruled in favor of lori smith, that graphic designer, who as you mentioned says that she wants to make wedding websites, but she hasnt actually made any thus far. but she says she fears being fined under colorados law, which applies to all public accommodations, which says as long as youre holding your business out to th...