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Customers based on their beliefs. he says he cannot be forced to make a cake that violates his religious beliefs. >> pete joins us from the supreme court. pete, this is a far reaching nuance than people realized. on the one hand, people would say this baker shouldnt refuse this couple getting married. but on the flip side, what if this baker was in new york city and the ku klux klan wanted a cake for something they were celebrating. this is more complicated than it seems. >> reporter: youre righ...

Fast and we dont see it going in that direct. >> let me ask you, the second red line. the white house said there was two red lines on tax relief, the president over the weekend suggested he would amenable for a corporate rate up to 22%. why would he be willing to step over his own red line on that issue. >> the president said a couple hours ago that we were firm and feel strongly about the 20%. and we are very excited about the progress weve made on that front and think that we will get there on...

Is there is no personal interest so the baker could turn them down because the law doesnt cover them. youre right, this is a case of what-ifs. simple facts. a couple walks into this bakery in southern denver and said, we want a cake to celebrate our marriage, and the baker said, im sorry, but it violates my religious beliefs. they didnt ask for a certain design, he just said, im sorry, i cant help you. those are the facts. thas ca this is a case of what-ifs. the lawyer for the baker says this is...

See we want to turn down someone getting a k-- in a catholic dise because theyre a same-sex couple? justice kennedy is two justices in one. hes the one that has written all the courts gay marriage rulings, but hes also one of the strongest proponents of first amendment rights. frankly, we saw both anthony kennedys today. during the first half of the argument he said, what if the baker put up a sign in the bakery that says, we dont bake cakes for same-sex marriage, would that be an affront to the...

Generals office said today in supreme court that would it be legal for a baker to put a sign in his window saying quote we dont bake cakes for gay weddings. does the president thinks okay. >> het president support religious liberty. thats something he talked about in the campaign and upheld since taking office. >> and that would be -- >> that would be upheld. >> one question on russia, what does the president think of the decision to ban russian athletes from the olympics in 2018. >> i havent ha...

Anthony kennedy. hes often the swing vote. seems like thats the case today. hes very tough on both sides. had probing questions for both of them. at one point when attorneys for the state of colorado who were saying this law under which jack phillips got in trouble should be upheld, he said this. tolerance is essential in a free society. tolerance is most meaningful when mutual. it seems to me the state, in its position here, has been neither toll rant nor respectful of mr. phillips religious be...

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They are arguing a wedding cake is a simple symbolic speech and he should not be forced to create something against his religious views. on the other side you have a same-sex couple who complained after they were turned away by mister phillips to the civil rights commission in colorado. the commission said that the baker did violate the antidiscrimination laws, you cant turn someone away based on a protected class. heather: the aclu is saying this is a misogynist hardware store owner refusing to...

That its past. i just hope that the justiced will understand that to use someone elses right and trump your right, and when it comes to discrimination, im hoping that the justices understand what is fair. >> and what do you say to the baker and his argument about either religious freedom or his first amendment rights? >> you know, freedom is protected under our constitution, and i have religious feelings as well, and i have religious rights as well. and i think that if i was a business owner, i ...

Ah... ahem... show me the carfax. start your used car search at the all-new carfax.com. >> laura: the supreme court found a right to gay marriage in the constitution a few years back. and now, thats running right into the right of religious freedom and artistic expression. now, the court will try to figure out how to balance it all out. when it hears a big case tomorrow involving a baker who refused to make a cake for a gay wedding. joining us now to discuss, jim campbell of the alliance defendi...