Due process denied: The government doesn’t like you, so it will shut you down

Want to talk about the deep state? You have probably heard a lot about Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, whose case is currently pending before the Supreme Court. You’ve probably heard about his sincerely held belief to politely decline to create a custom wedding cake for a same-sex couple and all the talk about First Amendment protections.

But what you may not have heard as much about is the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the administrative agency within the Department of Regulatory Agencies, tasked with hearing claims brought under Colorado’s anti-discrimination law. The Commission and its story of coercion and arbitrary state authority are also at the heart of Masterpiece v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.