Louisiana and Oregon do not require unanimity for major crimes, and attorneys representing defendants convicted in those states for years have urged the Supreme Court to revisit the question. The court also turned down a petition from Keith Tharpe, who is on Georgia’s death row. The court also turned away without comment a petition from the owner of a Hawaii bed-and-breakfast who turned away a lesbian couple. The Supreme Court is still considering a petition from an Oregon bakery that refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Last term, the court ruled for a Colorado baker who made a similar rejection.

Source: Washington Post March 18, 2019 20:15 UTC