Masterpiece Cakeshop owner looks to deliver a lesson in American civics

Published May 22, 2021 12:00am ET



A dessert artist cannot simply appear before the Supreme Court as part of a historic First Amendment rights case and not venture to tell the tale.

That’s the impression given off by Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips, who, following his December 2017 appearance before the high court, said he wanted to show people the brilliance of the American system of government, something he never thought he would do.

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