The Supreme Court Goes to War Against Businesses It Deems "Woke"

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : In Braidwood Management, Inc. v. EEOC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5 Circuit held that a for-profit management services company has a free exercise right under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to fire employees based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
51% : (See also the Supreme Court's other big decision on Thursday in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and SSFA v. University of North Carolina to ignore the amicus brief pleas of 74 major American corporations -- including some of the most blue-chip companies in the country -- that the court not do away with affirmative action in higher education.)
50% : And then the court allowed Masterpiece Cakeshop to turn away same-sex couples looking for wedding cakes.
45% : As private actors, for-profit businesses aren't constrained by constitutional rights like the freedom of speech and free exercise of religion under the First Amendment.
45% : In the hands of this Supreme Court, federal laws -- Title VII, RFRA, and the First Amendment -- favor the religious and moral views of some employers and employees over others and enable them to impose their beliefs throughout the economy.
42% : On Friday, the court made it a trilogy by declaring that 303 Creative, a web design company, has a free speech right under the First Amendment to refuse service for same-sex weddings.

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