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Douglas Laycock

The Broader Implications of Masterpiece Cakeshop

Douglas Laycock
Publisher
Brigham Young University Law Review
Date
2019
Citation
Douglas Laycock, The Broader Implications of <em>Masterpiece Cakeshop</em>, 2019 Brigham Young University Law Review, 167–204 (2019).
UVA Law Faculty Affiliations
Douglas Laycock
Program in Constitutional Law
Center for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
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