Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop has been in the national spotlight ever since he refused to bake a wedding celebration cake for a gay couple back in 2012. The couple took their complaint to the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. From there, it became a lawsuit, which the plaintiffs won. Phillips and his attorneys appealed the decision and petitioned the Supreme Court in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. In June 2018, the high court ruled in favor of Phillips in a narrow decision. While the court did not specifically address problems of overall religious freedom, it did contend that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission had discriminated against Phillips based on his religious beliefs. 

A decision this week by the Colorado Supreme Court in another case involving Phillips and his refusal to bake a cake brought some much-needed relief.