Blog Post 4.1 - Religious Freedom
Indiana's RFRA-Vox.com 1. What does the Indiana RFRA say? 2. In what way could this law possibly allow other forms of discrimination? 3. Why did then Governor Mike Pence clarify his interpretation of the law? 4. What happened in the 1990 Supreme Court case that inspired the creation of the first RFRAs? 5. Why did "Advance America" support the new law? 6. How did the Supreme Court use the federal RFRA to alter the regulations in the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)? Colorado's Masterpiece Cake Shop - Vox.com 7. What situation caused these two parties to end up in the Supreme Court? 8. What was Craig and Mullins' argument in the case? 9. How did Phillips defend his actions? 10. How do we know that the Trump administration supported Phillips in this case? 11. How do Phillips and his attorneys argue that the wedding cake is different than normal services he provides? 12. What do Colorado state laws say that might protect Craig and Mullins?