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FILE – Jack Phillips, who’s case was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court five years ago after he objected to designing a wedding cake for a gay couple, speaks to supporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 5, 2022. The Colorado Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in a lawsuit against Phillips, the Christian baker who refused to make a cake celebrating a gender transition, one of three such cases from the state that have involved LGBTQ+ civil rights and First Amendment rights. Two cases have centered Phillips.Andrew Harnik/AP Show More The Colorado Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit against a Christian baker who refused to make a cake celebrating a gender transition, one of three such cases from the state that have pitted LGBTQ+ civil rights against First Amendment rights. Two cases have centered on baker Jack Phillips, who in 2012 refused to bake a cake for a gay couple’s wedding. Phillips partially prevailed before the U.S. Supreme Court in that case in 2018. Phillips was later sued by Autumn Scardina, a transgender woman, after Phillips and his suburban Denver bakery refused to make a pink cake with blue frosting for […]