Michelle Quist Mumford

Last October I wrote a preview of a few cases in front of the United States Supreme Court that Utahns would be interested in. On Monday, the Court published its opinion in one of those cases — Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

This Friday The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is holding a celebration to honor the 40-year anniversary of the June 8, 1978, revelation that extended the priesthood to black church members.

Mostly because I felt pity for the harried guy shuffling around my neighborhood meeting door after door. Partly because I wanted to see who else on my block had signed it. But only somewhat because I wanted to see the initiative on the ballot. I hate ballot initiatives. They are the worst way to legislate. They often are poorly worded, conflict with existing law and have unintended consequences that are hard to fix. And there’s little accountability for such unintended consequences.