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Judge backs gay couple in wedding cake case

The Columbian
Published: February 2, 2015, 4:00pm

PORTLAND — A hearing is scheduled in March to determine how much in damages two Oregon bakers owe a lesbian couple for refusing to bake them a wedding cake in 2013.

An administrative law judge has rejected the bakers’ contention that the state’s discrimination laws violate their religious freedom, the Oregon labor department said Monday.

The bakers unlawfully discriminated against the same-sex couple by denying them full and equal access to a place of public accommodation, said the judge, Alan McCullough.

The controversy began when Rachel Cryer and Laurel Bowman went to the Sweet Cakes shop seeking a wedding cake. When they learned there were two brides, Aaron and Melissa Klein refused to make a cake.

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