Amicus

Why the Cake Shop Case Is So Delicious

The main ingredient in this session’s most high-profile case is free speech, not religious liberty.

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Dahlia Lithwick speaks with Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for the New York Times, about the Masterpiece Cakeshop case. He also provides insight into what a jaw-dropping brief from the solicitor general’s office means for relations between the court and the Trump administration. Plus, a look into how the Supreme Court justices seem to be the last grown-ups left in Washington.

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