ACLU — representing gay couple at center of Colorado wedding cake case — files brief in U.S. Supreme Court
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a Colorado court’s ruling that a Lakewood bakery violated the state’s anti-discrimination laws in 2012 by refusing to bake a cake for a gay couple’s wedding reception.
The civil rights organization, which is representing the couple, Charlie Craig and David Mullins, reaffirmed its position that a business owner is not allowed to refuse service to customers under the guise of the First Amendment.
“In essence, the bakery seeks a constitutional right to hang a sign in its shop window proclaiming ‘Wedding Cakes for Heterosexuals Only,’ ” said the brief, filed Monday.
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear the landmark case — Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission — on Dec. 5.
