Sometimes a U.S. Supreme Court decision that says less is better than one that says more. Consider the case of the Colorado baker who refused on religious grounds to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.

In a term fraught with consequential cases, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission brought the culture wars back to the justices’ doorstep. However, a majority found a way to sidestep the showdown between the baker’s right to express his religion and the gay couple’s right to be free from discrimination under Colorado’s anti-discrimination law.