On Monday, the Supreme Court brought down a number of decisions and announcements that touch on a few different hot topics of the day.

The first major announcement said that they will hear the case regarding a Christian baker refusing to bake a cake for a gay couple’s wedding. The lower court had ruled that the baker discriminated based on the sexual orientation of the couple. The baker argued that his religious freedom had been violated by being forced to be involved in a homosexual wedding. On one side you have some drawing significant correlations to racial discrimination in the 60’s regarding restaurants not serving people of color. However, the other side of the argument is forcing someone to use their artistic ability to partake in something that violates their beliefs goes against their freedom. This case will be tried in October.

In another religious based case, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Missouri church who was denied state grants due to being a religious organization. The church had applied for a grant that would reimburse them for some renovations they did on their playground, they were near the top of the list to receive the grant but were denied. The Court ruled 7-2 that the state had violated the church’s rights by not awarding them the grant.

Finally, the President was awarded a partial win with his travel ban. After the President revised his initial executive order, two courts one in Maryland and one in Hawaii ruled against the Executive Order and put a halt on the ban. The Administration then appealed and it has now made its way to the Supreme Court. They have pushed most of the decisions off until October, but they did allow for a portion of the ban to go forward. Anyone traveling from those countries listed who doesn’t have a “bonafide relationship with a person or entity in the United States” will not be permitted to enter.

The President and the White House are saying that this is a clear win for the President, while organizations like the ALCU say that most people who attempting to travel here already have an existing relationship and therefore shouldn’t have any problems. However, the Court did not specifically detail what a “bonafide relationship” actually means. So there may be a good amount of guessing as to what this exactly means. The real decider for the President will come in October when the case is fully decided and will influence exactly how much control the Executive branch has over the border.