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SCOTUS tosses ruling against bakers who refused cake for gay
Posted on: June 17, 2019 at 11:35:44 CT
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is throwing out an Oregon court ruling against bakers who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
The justices' action Monday keeps the high-profile case off the court's election-year calendar and orders state judges to take a new look at the dispute between the lesbian couple and the owners of a now-closed bakery in Gresham.
The case involves bakers Melissa and Aaron Klein, who paid a $135,000 judgment to the couple for declining to create a cake for them in 2013.
The owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, who closed their shop months after the controversy began, refused to sell a wedding cake to a lesbian couple, citing a conflict with their religious beliefs.
"I asked for the name of the bride and groom. She informed me that it was two brides. And I literally apologized to her. I said I’m sorry, I didn't’ mean to waste your time," said Aaron Klein.
The justices already have agreed to decide whether federal civil rights law protects people from job discrimination because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is throwing out an Oregon court ruling against bakers who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
The justices' action Monday keeps the high-profile case off the court's election-year calendar and orders state judges to take a new look at the dispute between the lesbian couple and the owners of a now-closed bakery in Gresham.
The case involves bakers Melissa and Aaron Klein, who paid a $135,000 judgment to the couple for declining to create a cake for them in 2013.
The owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, who closed their shop months after the controversy began, refused to sell a wedding cake to a lesbian couple, citing a conflict with their religious beliefs.
"I asked for the name of the bride and groom. She informed me that it was two brides. And I literally apologized to her. I said I’m sorry, I didn't’ mean to waste your time," said Aaron Klein.
The justices already have agreed to decide whether federal civil rights law protects people from job discrimination because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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