An appellate court Thursday upheld a penalty against Oregon bakery
owners who refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding almost five
years ago.
The owners of the
since-closed Gresham bakery — Aaron and Melissa Klein — argued that
state Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian violated state and federal laws by
forcing them to pay emotional-distress damages of $135,000 to the
lesbian couple.
Their lawyers said Avakian and the state
Bureau of Labor and Industries violated the Kleins' rights as artists to
free speech, their rights to religious freedom and their rights as
defendants to a due process.
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