Ep. 278: Did You Hear The One About The Racist Mall Santa?

The Supreme Court is once again examining the line between LGBTQ+ discrimination and religious freedom, this time in the case of a Colorado web designer looking to establish her right to refuse service to same-sex couples. That conflict prompted a range of hypothetical questions from the high court at this week’s oral arguments, ranging from amusing to uncomfortable, all of which underscored the justices’ close scrutiny of the dispute. This week, Law360’s Supreme Court reporter and co-host of The Term, Jimmy Hoover, joins Pro Say to talk about the case and what the court’s unique questioning style might reveal about its future. Also on this week’s show, Hertz forks over $168 million to settle hundreds of claims that saw some of its customers jailed over false car theft claims, and the man who appeared naked as a baby on the cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” pleaded with the Ninth Circuit to keep his child pornography case alive. Finally, the Pro Say crew once again dives into the depths of Taylor Swift fandom as they break down a suit over Ticketmaster’s failure to account for the overwhelming popularity of this generation’s premier millennial songstress.