staff attorney with the aclu's lgbt and hiv project and counsel of record for charlie craig and david mullinsmasterpiece cakeshop v. colorado civil rights commission. how significant is this ruling? neil gorsuch comes from colorado. the experience ended up being very different. the facts aren't likely to be repeated anytime soon. act too can and should prevent -- including when it comes to lgbt people. ofn: is that perhaps why two the liberal justices of the court voted with the majority on this case? do you have any sense on this particular justices? >> justice kagan and justice breyer join kennedy's majority opinion for the court. justice kagan wrote separately to as some clever vacation but it is good majority of the court thought that what happened here is a mission, was to kill youru. they were not happed -- happy but they all agreed this issues were specific to the fact this case, there's no need to reach the broader questions. remember, the baker was asking for constitutional right to discriminate based only on freedom of religion and freedom of speech. the court did not engage with th

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voice of david mullins / plaintiff"we brought this case because no one should have to face the shame,arrassment and humiliation of being told we don't serve your kind here that we faced and we will continue fighting until no one does."mark leno, san francisco mayoral candidate "imagine if this court had ruled that a cake shop or any other business serving the public could say i won't do business with you because you're a jew, i won't do business with you because you're chinese, or black, or latino or you're a woman. get out of my shop. we would be appalled."we also asked leno if he was ready for election day. he said he's ready for it to come to an end.in sanfrancisco michelle kingston kron 4 news (pam) tomorrow's california primary election is causing some unwanted drama and concern -- especially for democrats. south bay congresswoman zoe lofgren is one of them. she is running for re-election unopposed .... but she is concerned about the 'top two' open primary system... in some districts - it might work against democrats by splitting the vote. she talked about that today, with cather

voice of david mullins / plaintiff"we brought this case because no one should have to face the shame,iation of being told we don't serve your kind here that we faced and we will continue fighting until no one does."mark leno, san francisco mayoral candidate "imagine if this court had ruled that a cake shop or any other business serving the public could say i won't do business with you because you're a jew, i won't do business with you because you're chinese, or black, or latino or you're a woman. get out of my shop. we would be appalled."we also asked leno if he was election day. he said he's ready for it to come to an end.in sanfrancisco michelle kingston kron 4 news (ken) students are the targets of yet r violent threat at an east bay middle school. the threat was made using social media. that actually helped police track down the middle school student accused of making the threat... kron4's haaziq madyun shows us where it happened. sota

voice of david mullins / plaintiff"we brought this case because no one should have to face the shame, embarrassment and humiliation of being told we don't serve your kind here."mark leno, san francisco mayoral candidate "imagine if this court had ruled that a cake shop or any other business serving the public could say i won't do business with you because you're a jew, i won't do business with you because youre chinese, or black, or latino or you're a woman. get out of my shop. we would be appalled." ((michelle)) ((michelle))i asked leno if he was ready for tomorrow ... he said he is very ready -- especially for the end of the day once the votes are in.live in the newsroom michelle kingston kron 4 news coming up at eight.. a terrifying scene in guatemala .... after a volcanic eruption sends people running for their lives. plus...the cases of whooping cough climb in one bay area community.the message from the health department parents need to know about tonight.but first.. dramatic images of a fast moving wildfire threatening homes in southern californai. ll know guys like gavin... boa

charlie craig and david mullins some comfort. >> i think the decision in our case is so specific.t i don't think it will half a larger effect on the movement. >> president trump is claiming he has the absolute right to pardon himself though he says he has done noth wrong. the president made a controversial assertion as he launched new attacks against the special counsel russia investigation. here's paula reid. >> reporter: the president tweeted while he has no plans to pardon himself. he could if he wanted to. i have the absolute right to pardon myself, but why would i do that when i have done nothing wrong? he also continued his attacks on the legitimacy of the special counsel. tweeting that robert mueller's appointment is totally unconstitutional. the president's tweets echo comments from personal attorney, rudy giuliani sunday. >> there is nothing that limits the presidential power of pardon from a federal crime. >> giuliani acknowledged the question whether the president can pardon himself is less >> the president of the united states pardoning himself would just unthinkable a

voice of david mullins / plaintiff, masterpiece cakeshop v.olorado civil rights commission: we brought this case because no one should have to face the shame, embarrassment and humiliation of being told we don't serve your kind here that we faced and we will continue fighting until no one does. justice kennedy pointed out that future cases might end up with a different ruling. noting that these disputes must be resolved without disrespecting religious beliefs, while also protecting the constitutional rights of same couples.camila bernal, kron4 news. (vicki) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san fro. (catheri) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: we had a mix of clouds and sunshine with cooler temperatures. highs today were in 70s and 80s inland with 50s and 60s at the coast. after a hot start to the weekend, temperatures will be cooling down over the next couple of days. on the satellite image you can see a coupw pressure centers spinnng off the coast. while most of the

. >> nawaz: six years ago, when charlie craig and david mullins were planning their wedding, they visited phillips' cake shop. >> as soon as we sat down with the owner, he asked who the cake was for and we told him it was for us. >> so, i'm thinking how can i politely tell these guys that's i event i can't participa i said we can make them a birthday cake, cookies, brownies, i'll sell you anything it's just an event i can't create a cake for. >> when we left the bakery we cried together, you know, it was really emotional. it was really sad. >> nawaz: last year, phiips told the newshour that designing the wedding cake would have violated his religious beliefwe that marriage en a man d a woman. >> all i'm trying to do is use a , use my craft to create cakes to help people celebrate special occasions in their life. i never turn anybody away. just events that i turn away. >> nawaz: but the couple claimed the baker discriminated againstb thed on their sexual orientation. >> he turned us away because who we are and because of who we love. >> nawaz: mullins and craig brought their comaint to the

violated laws against discrimination by refusing to paying a wedding cake for charlie craig and david mullins want other couples to go through the same thing, so it's not just about us. >> on monday justices voted 7-2 in favor of the baker deciding he wasn't given a fair hearing and writing the state of colorado's ruling exhibited religious hostility against him. coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll have more on the reaction to that decision. with "gma" 1st look i'm eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >>> a 13-year-old student facing charges of planning a school shooting in pleasant hill. fbi reported police friday regarding threat against valley view middle school. investigators found social media message between two students threatening a mass shooting on the last day of school. pleasant hill police served search warrant at the home in martinez where they seized several firearms. the 13-year-old suspect arrested and booked into contra costa juvenile hall for terrorist threats. pleasant hill police asking anyone with informationononononn incident to inform them. >>> our media partner bay area news gro

this ce dates back to 2012 when baker told david mullins and charlie craig that he would not pick the mechanic to celebrate their wedding due to his religious beliefs that did not support same-sex marriage. the couple filed a complaint with the colorado civil rights

owner, lake wood baker jack philips was asked to make a cake for this couple charlie craig and david mullins declined. he basically said doing so would go against his christianity, his religious beliefs that marriage is just between a man and a wab. so this case escalated all the way to the supreme court and we now have that decision today that danny, as you noted, is narrow. that's something that's been noted by nbc justice correspondent pete williams who's joining us live again now outside the court. we were just having a conversation with our legal analyst who said this was not a particular surprise given how oral arguments seem to have gone. >> reporter: it was a 7-2 ruling. only justices ginsberg and soto mayo dissented from the court's holding here. they've dodged the larger question. what he's talking about is that the oral argument there was a question from justice kennedy who wrote the opinion here about a comment made by a member of the colorado human rights mmison. co iofhose states thats have has that has hey human rights law and on that basis they said the baker has to bake the

this ce dates back to 2012 when baker told david mullins and charlie craig that he would not pick the mechanic to celebrate their wedding due to his religious beliefs that did not support same-sex marriage. the couple filed a complaint with the colorado civil rights commission. the supreme court decision reversed the ruling of the colorado court of appeals. google you're a argument this morning, masterpiece cake shop versus colorado civil rights commission. >> chief justice and may it please the court, the first amendment prohibits the government from fopeople to express messages that violate their religious connections. yes a commission requires mr. phillips to do just that ordering him to sketch, sculpt and hand paint cakes that celebrate a marriagviolation ofs conviction. to celebrate a marriage regardless of his religious conviction. shelf -- >> in the context of a premade cake, that is not a premade speech. he is happy to sell anything made in his store. >> did he not express himself when he made it? >> yes. and the p is important to the free speech doctrine and how it applies. a

if you go lower, there is a picture of the couple, too, charlie g and david mullins.hat is how the denver post plays it out in their paper. carroll, st. louis, missouri. line for democrats. caller: i wanted to ask, is it a fact they asked him to put something of seen on the cake, sexually obscene? i don't understand because that is not what i thought. i thought he objected to the fact they were gay, not what he wanted on the cake. host: the issue was his creation of the cake. what did you think about the decision? caller: i think if it was because they wanted him to put something that on the cake then it was a good decision. if he did it because he does not believe in it and he has an open business, then i think it is totally wrong. host: what is the difference? caller: what is the difference? i don't think a store would be obligated to put up posters with cene things on it. if they put up posters and said, i won't put up anything that shows two men standing together, that wld be asinine. host: republican line, this is tim from council bluffs, iowa. go ahead. caller: