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The court here has upheld the baker's right to refuse to make that custom cake for that same sex couple. now, again, this opinion has just come down. our crew is parsing through all of the language here, but this is an opinion that has been written by justice anthony kennedy. and, of course, you'll remember that justice kennedy was also the justice that drafted the majority opinion in obergafel. so going back to some of the facts of this case, this was a case out of colorado, where same sex couple wanted to get married, they went to a local bake shop and they asked this cake maker to specifica...

Expecting out of this. this is a very narrowly written majority opinion about -- >> yes. >> about how the colorado civil rights commission treated, that it in the court's eyes treated the cake maker with anamous. but this isn't leaving all of the doors open. >> it is not leaving all the doors open, but i think the typical case is not going to include the kind of fact specific claim on which the court relied today. i think what is really important to take away from the ruling is, yes, jack philips wins, but actually we still don't know if the colorado public accommodations law itself could cons...

There, lawrence, because it's your beat. let's talk about this story about the cake maker who says this is an expression of free speech for him. at least this is what he's been saying in interviews. and that he's decided, therefore, he does not have to make a cake -- he did not have to make a cake because it's part of his creativity, his free speech, in relationship to the same-sex couple wanting him to create something. how does that fly and where do we sit on this case? >> well, after this oral argument this week, it seems like the court is very closely divided and justice anthony kennedy, t...

Contradictory concerns against the colorado baker refusing to make a cake for a gay couple. the doesn't believe in same-sex marriage and shouldn't be forced to participate in one in any form. lawyers for the couple said the baker clearly violated the state's anti-discrimination laws. ariane, it sounds like justice kennedy is torn. >> he is in the middle and he did seem torn. keep in mind, jack phillips, he's making this free speech argument. he says his cakes are his artistic expression and shouldn't be forced to convey a message against his religious liberty concerns. that was the problem for...

No less than five rights. it's an amazing piece of the constitution and the bill of rights. two of those is the freedom of free speech. and of course the free exercise clause which protects our right to practice whatever religion we want. and you see it right there. several rights contained in there. but you see the language prohibiting the free exercise of religion. and abridging the freedom of speech. the cake maker in this case is saying the first amendment and his free expression of religion and his free speech rights are violated when he's compelled to create a cake with what he believes ...