Consider this case: the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 138 S.Ct. 1718 (2018). Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. was a small bakery, whose owner refused to sell a wedding cake to a same-sex couple for their wedding because the marriage was against his religious beliefs.

• Explain the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in this case.Do you agree with the Court's decision? Explain.

• Compare the outcome of this case to the Court's finding of race discrimination under the Commerce Clause inKatzenbach v. McClung,379 U.S. 294 (1964), available at https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/379/294.html

• Do you agree that a business entity (other than a sole proprietorship) should have the same First Amendment rights as individual human citizens? Why or why not?

• Aside from the Constitutional issue, do you see competing ethical considerations?