Christian Bakers, Fined for Refusing to Make a Gay 'Wedding' Cake, Take Their Case Back to US Supreme Court

Ashley Sadler : Sep 12, 2022
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"All Americans are entitled to due process, with a fair hearing before an unbiased tribunal. The Kleins never received that." -Stephanie Taub, Senior Counsel for First Liberty

(Gresham, OR) — [LifeSiteNews.com] The Christian bakers who were slammed with fines and ultimately lost their business after they refused to bake a cake for a gay "wedding" are once more bringing their case before the US Supreme Court, arguing the state violated their due process and First Amendment rights. (Screengrab image: via First Liberty)

The Supreme Court had previously reviewed the case in 2019 before remanding it to a lower court.

Attorneys with the public interest law firm First Liberty Institute announced Wednesday that they submitted a petition for a writ of certiorari to the US Supreme Court. In the petition, the attorneys asked the Court to review Melissa and Aaron Klein's case stemming from a 2013 discrimination lawsuit.

"All Americans are entitled to due process, with a fair hearing before an unbiased tribunal. The Kleins never received that," said Stephanie Taub, Senior Counsel for First Liberty.

"We hope the Court will hear the Kleins' case and clarify that all Americans have a constitutional right to due process, free speech, and religious liberty."

The Kleins, Christian parents of five children, launched their "Sweet Cakes by Melissa" bakery in 2007 in Gresham, Oregon just east of Portland.

According to First Liberty Institute, the couple operated the bakery "as an expression of their Christian faith."

"They were happy to serve everyone who entered the shop but would not create any cakes with messages that conflicted with their faith…" the legal group said.

In 2013, however, the Kleins were hit with a discrimination charge and massive fines after they refused to bake a cake for a lesbian couple's wedding, citing their Christian faith and its teachings regarding marriage.

The lesbian couple filed a lawsuit against the Kleins, arguing they unlawfully discriminated against them by refusing to bake the cake.

In response, the Democrat-led state of Oregon ruled in favor of the homosexual couple, ordering the Christian bakers to pay $135,000 in damages and imposing a broad gag order barring them from speaking about their opposition to supporting same-sex weddings... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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