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i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. the supreme court comprised by appoint east of former president donald trump ended a most consequential term. scotus on voting rights, affirmative action, student loans and adoption. this on top of last year's rulings concerns abortion, guns, religion and climate change. yesterday, the court released a much anticipated opinion concerning speech and gay rights. at issue, a colorado business seeking permission not to work for same-sex wedding couples, only this time it wasn't the baker. this case was decided in 2018 when jack phillips refused to ...

I don't know why so much of this litigation is in a wedding context. okay. i'll roll with it. so i guess the baker is speaking. i guess the website designer, your client is speaking, presumably the florist is speaking, the photographer. what about the stagehand? what about "the wedding singer"? what about the ancillary businesses? are they all offering speech or doing a job like they would do for any other couple? >> if they are doing a job and there is not speech involved, then they are -- the nondiscrimination principles apply and the first amendment does not in the free smeech context. i th...