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Lesbian commitment ceremony. the justices have wiped out the lower court rulings against t bakers. they are sending it back for another round of hearings. one of several big decisions we are waiting for this term. melissa murray, nyu law professor who served as law clerk to justice sotomayor. pete williams is in the court now. i know the second any more news comes out, we will have him in front of a camera. this brings back memories for folks involving a baker in colorado who refused to bake a c...

At the poor peoples moral action congress presidential forum. more coverage on velshi & ruhle next hour. final weeks of the term. justice correspondent pete williams joins us with details on noteworthy cases. pete, take us through these two critical rulings, the first regarding that oregon baker. >> yeah. this is a bit of a surprise. a bakery in oregon that refused to make a cake for a lesbian commitment ceremony. owners of the bakery said that would violate their religious beliefs, that their...

Wedding cake. its interesting masterpiece cake shop, his bakery also at one point refused a cupcake order from lesbians when they found out they were going to use it to celebrate their commitment ceremony. this is an instance where the user base collapsed into each other. not a specific design like a halloween cake that hes unwilling to sell. hes unwilling to sell to same-sex couples at all. >> what if they came in and said we want a cake with two grooms on top of it. he said, i will sell you th...

They found it they were going to use it to celebrate their commitment ceremony. this is one where the use-based distinction and the user-based distinction collapse into each other. its not a specific design that hes unwilling to sell. hes unwilling it to same-sex couples at all. >> what if they come in and they said, we want a wedding cake with two grooms on the top of it and he said ill sell you the cake, but im not putting the two grooms on top. would that have been a stronger case? >> i think...

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♪my milkface is an elevated state.♪ ♪cinnamon is my soul mate. ♪no debate cause it tastes so great.♪ ♪thats why i got milk face. ♪la-la-la-la-la. the county clerk jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage license is back on the job. kim davis said she will not personal issue the license but will not interfere with the staff if they chose to do so. mike is live at the court house with more. >> reporter: kim davis is in her office behind me. it is her deputy who is issuing the...

With you but not so much if you tell them youre gay. gary tuchman, cnn, jeff davis county, georgia. >> all right, thanks to gary for that piece. responsibility goes both ways. just like you say. hey, youre a christian and you believe in something thats going to keep you from doing business, you have the responsibility for how you react to that perceived discrimination and going after that restaurant that way would be an equal wrong. now lets talk about the bigger issues with sarah kay ellis join...

Beliefs. >> reporter: but right now while georgia is considering a law to make it legal for you to do that, and you can get in trouble for doing that. >> i understand that. >> reporter: you would be willing to take that risk? >> yeah, he died on the cross for me so thats the least i could do for him. >> i serve a god higher than the supreme court judge, the judge of the universe and i dont care what anybody else says. >> reporter: no matter what, a law or not, you would not bring your flowers to...

Georgia. it died at midnight when lawmakers wrapped up their session, but cnns gary tuchman spoke to a number of georgia business owners who said law or no law, they will not serve gay customers. >> reporter: head out to rural jeff davis county georgia, and you dont have to look hard to find supporters of the states religious freedom restoration act and they arent afraid to say why. >> if you had gay customers come in and they say we want you to come to our commitment ceremony. would you do it? ...

Against her religion to serve them. >> you talk about the bible, and the bible talks about love and loving. >> it is and i dont love them less. i pray for them. >> reporter: if you dont serve them -- >> i dont hate them. but -- >> reporter: but youre not loving them if you dont want to serve them? >> you can still love someone. i mean, even though you dont serve them. >> reporter: a flower shop down the street, the exact same opinions. from the florist and her son, who is studying to be a southe...