"The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus curiae bief with the US Supreme Court Thursday in support of the Masterpiece Cakeshop" Jurist

"The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal from a Colorado baker with religious objections to same-sex marriage who had lost a discrimination case for refusing to create a cake to celebrate such a union." NY Times

"The justices -- at least some who seemed skeptical of the state's position -- proposed the examples as they considered whether the state's exclusion of a church-operated daycare center from a playground resurfacing program constitutes religious discrimination."

"Neil Gorsuch defended his judicial independence and refused to express his opinion on U.S. Supreme Court decisions -- including Roe v. Wade -- during the first two days of hearings on his nomination to serve as a justice."