Kern county judge rules against gay couple wedding cake

Identifying the interests here as implicating First Amendment protections does not end the inquiry Furthermore, here the state minimizes the fact that Miller has provided for an alternative means for potential customers to receive the product they desire through the services of another talent" -- Miller recommended her competitor to the same-sex couple after refusing to design them a cake.

Judge rules for California baker in same-sex wedding cake case

In August , having wed in a private ceremony the previous December, Mireya and Eileen Rodriguez-Del Rio visited Tastries as they planned a public exchange of vows. Miller declined to bake them a cake for the occasion. The case appears nearly identical to Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd.

Judge rules for California bakery owner who refused to make wedding cake for lesbian couple

Judge rules for Bakersfield baker over same-sex wedding cake

Her attorneys argued her right to free speech, and free expression of religion trumped the argument that she violated the anti-discrimination law. The decision was welcomed as a First Amendment victory by Miller and her pro-bono lawyers with the conservative Thomas More Society.