Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Round 2

[Tiberius]

Here’s another scenario I’d like some feedback on.

A man goes into the store on his own and requests a wedding cake. The baker also has a delivery service and agrees to bring it to the venue. When the baker arrives with the cake, he realizes that it is a same-sex wedding. Is the baker within his rights to refuse to deliver the cake and refund the couple’s money?

It'd be super shitty, but legally I think he should have the right to do that, yeah.

---

And just so everyone knows I'm being completely objective here, I'd say the same thing if the scenario was a Catholic baptism or something.

Interesting. Can you justify your position? The cake is already baked. It’s already symbolic, the baker was just unaware of its symbolism. Are you saying that freedom of expression is retroactive?

I’m failing to see the difference between this scenario and one where the baker is blissfully unaware the entire time (say, if the customer picks up the cake alone).