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succeed, try and try again. that has been the guiding mantra of the conservative legal movement for decades, floating the case before the supreme court, get a couple of justices on your side, and then use their opinions as a guide to shock the nation for a case that gives the justices everything needed for them to finally take action. it is a strategy that actually predates the trump era and this specific court. but it became super charged with this new conservative super majority. republicans waited for decades to overturn roe v. wade, bringing several unsuccessful cases before the court, until finally, succeeding last term with the dobbs decision. think about how christian activists first brought the plight of a colorado baker, who did not want to bake a gay wedding cake, to the court in 2018. and then, they used a suggestion from clarence thomas that that cake should actually have been considered on free
have been considered on free speech grounds rather than a religious liberty test. five years later, we had the 303 creative versus ellis decision, effectively making lgbtq+ individuals second-class citizens. now, that same cynical perseverance has now led to the gutting of affirmative action and college admissions. since roe was overturned, it is clear this court has no hints about undoing long established precedent. and believe me, there are mountains of precedent upholding the constitutionality of affirmative action in america, specifically because of the 50-year republican project aimed at destroying that policy. so, let's look at how we got to this point, because this is the playbook conservatives are using for anything they don't like or approve of, even if it takes decades to overturn and see those results. affirmative action, as a term, actually entered the public
finally take action. it is a strategy that actually predates the trump era and this specific court. but it became super charged with this new conservative super majority. republicans waited for decades to overturn roe v. wade, bringing several unsuccessful cases before the court, until finally, succeeding last term with the dobbs decision. think about how christian activists first brought the plight of a colorado baker, who did not want to bake a gay wedding cake, to the court in 2018. and then, they used a suggestion from clarence thomas that that cake should actually have been considered on free speech grounds rather than a religious liberty test. five years later, we had the 303 creative versus ellis decision, effectively making lgbtq+ individuals second-class citizens. now, that same cynical perseverance has now led to the gutting of affirmative action
and free speech grounds in favor of that web designer who refused to create a web site for a graced wedding. the ceo of the group glad didn't seem too glad. >> what business can now deny myself and my wife's access when we walk in. i haven't read the decision yet but from the top line analysis i think this is an open license to discriminate against lgbtq people in america. >> maybe she should read the whole decision before sounding off. laura the ap tried to sell this thing as a setback for gay rights the supreme court ruling but it isn't. it allows all americans, even gay ones, to speak freely and not have the government compel that speech in any way. that seems like a win for all americans to me. >> yeah. and if you happen to be gay and run a business and have some
on religious and free speech grounds in favor of that web f designerav who refused to create a web site for, i guess it was a wedding. the ceo of the group glad didn't sound too glad. >> se ceo what business can now deny myself and my wife access? we walk in, but i haven't d read the decision yet. but from the top line analysisec ,itht i think that this is anpe open license to discriminate againse t lgbtq people in america. >> maybe should. he should read the whole decision before sounding off. on beforlaura, the ap tried to l this thing as a setback. but it gay rights, this supreme court ruling. but it isn't. it allow.s all americans, even, ones, to speak freely and notto the government, compel that speech in any way. that seemscompel ec like a win americans to me. yeahal . ga and if you happen to bey and run a businesans and some artistic creativity involved with that business, thene some
this, today's decision seems to erect a bulwark. no, no, no, speech is for everybody. we protect the speech that we hate. racially protected, racially offensive speech is protected. the last thing i'll say on this is going back to masterpiece cake shop, it's a really interesting concurrence that seems salient where thomas writing with gorsuch joining, said there's a strong free speech claim and that the free speech claim cannot be kind of -- even though it's not at issue in the masterpiece cake case by issues like the come peming governmental interest in restricts race. if you're going to allow individuals to burn a 25 foot cross, which is a prior case, on free speech grounds, why on earth could you not allow an individual to exercise a compelled affirmation case on the basis of race. >> it seems like a slippery
correspondent melissa para. explain the free speech grounds here, marissa. >> hey, so you just mentioned the free speech was probably the theme of today that we've heard the most about. neil gorsuch writing that majority opinion saying in part, quote, colorado seeks to force an individual to speak in ways that align with its views but defy her conscience about a matter of major significance, continuing tolerance, not coercion is our nation's answer. the first amendment envisions the united states as a rich and complex place where all persons are free to think and speak as they wish, not as the government demands because colorado seeks to deny that promise. the judgment is reversed. so there was dissent. we heard from justice sotomayor saying in part yoet, 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. we've heard from the justices, in terms of reaction, i had a chance to speak with not just a
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cards to -- was not completely translated to spanish. they identify her as perlahuerta. desantis facing a class action political lawsuit as well as a lawsuit from a democratic state senator jason pizzo. joining a now, andrew warren who was removed from office by governor desantis last month for refusing to enforce laws involving abortion, transgender health-care and low level crimes response, he's suing desantis on free speech grounds. andrew, it's so nice to see you as always. we're going to get to your lawsuit in a minute, but i'd like to get your reaction to this new "new york times" reporting on tricking the migrants with false information to get them on to a plane and take them from texas to martha's