A California judge on Monday ruled against a same-sex couple who were suing a bakery owner for refusing to bake them a wedding cake.
Bakersfield.com reported Friday that Kern County Superior Court Judge David R. Lampe was considering whether to order Cathy Miller to chose between making wedding cakes for same-sex couples or closing down the wedding cake portion of her business.
Danny Freeman of KGET broke the news late Monday night:
BREAKING: Kern County Judge rules AGAINST same-sex couple suing bakery owner for refusing to bake them a wedding cake. Judge says distinction is that "the cake in question is not yet baked." Ruling excerpts–> pic.twitter.com/LUUCky6yEn
— Danny Freeman (@DannyEFreeman) February 6, 2018
The Kern County Judge argues this case is primarily about free speech–> pic.twitter.com/DcMIybCpda
— Danny Freeman (@DannyEFreeman) February 6, 2018
"A wedding cake is not just a cake in a Free Speech analysis," writes Kern County Judge David Lampe. pic.twitter.com/CZPJdIrEbR
— Danny Freeman (@DannyEFreeman) February 6, 2018
"Miller is not the only wedding cake creator in Bakersfield," continues Judge Lampe. pic.twitter.com/xSgYBohyn4
— Danny Freeman (@DannyEFreeman) February 6, 2018
You can read the Kern County ruling here–> https://t.co/WYGIhEtU0r
— Danny Freeman (@DannyEFreeman) February 6, 2018
The judge ruled that “the difference here is that the cake in question is not yet baked,” and forcing Miller to design and create a cake “would do violence to the essentials of Free Speech guaranteed under the First Amendment.”
The judge also ruled that the fact that the same-sex couple would suffer indignity “is not sufficient to deny constitutional protection” of free speech to the baker.
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