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Trinity College Professor Who Praised Let-White-People-Die Article on Facebook Put on Leave

Matthew McDonald

Early indications are that the sociology professor will be on paid leave through the fall semester of 2017, though a statement from Trinity College was vague about the details. Professor Johnny Eric Williams, who is in hiding after receiving death threats, says he was attacking white supremacy, not condoning violence against white people, but critics aren't buying it.

Let Them Eat Cake? U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Same-Sex Couple Wedding Cake Case
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Let Them Eat Cake? U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Same-Sex Couple Wedding Cake Case

Evan Lips

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will weigh in on a case with Bay State ties that deals with whether a Colorado baker acted within his constitutional rights when he refused to sell a wedding cake to a same-sex civilly married couple.

Before David Mullins and Charlie Craig tied the knot in Massachusetts in 2012, the couple stopped by the Masterpiece Cakeshop, located in a Denver suburb, looking to buy a cake for their wedding reception from owner Jack Phillips. Phillips declined, citing his religious beliefs. The couple lodged a complaint with the state, citing Colorado's public accommodations law, a statute that bars businesses from practicing discrimination.

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