In 2017, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case called Masterpiece Cakeshop. At issue was whether the First Amendment gave a baker the right to decline to design and create a cake for a same-sex wedding. At the argument, the baker’s lawyer was asked how her client differed from an Alabama restaurant that had once claimed a First Amendment right to serve only white customers. Conversely, the couple’s lawyer was asked how his clients differed from a hypothetical customer requesting a cake celebrating Kristallnacht.
