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Sweet Cakes by Melissa Appeals Fine
Bakery ordered to pay $135,000 after refusing to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex marriage ceremony.
Sweet Cakes by Melissa, the Gresham bakery that was ordered to pay $135,000 to a couple that wanted a cake for a same-sex wedding ceremony, is appealing that decision.
Lawyers for Aaron and Melissa Klein argue the couple's First and 14th Amendments right were violated.
The Kleins hope that the Oregon Court of Appeals will agree.
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Their lawyers argue that Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian had decided the facts of the case before the investigation had been completed.
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