Washington State Supreme Court rules florist discriminated against same-sex couple by refusing wedding-related service

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington Supreme Court today ruled that a florist in Richland violated the state’s anti-discrimination law when she denied service to a same-sex couple for their wedding. Curt Freed and Robert Ingersoll were refused service by Arlene’s Flowers because they are gay. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Washington…

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Washington State Supreme Court hears case of gay couple discriminated against by florist

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the case in which a florist refused to sell flowers to a gay couple for their wedding. A lower court ruled in 2015 that Arlene’s Flowers violated the state’s anti-discrimination and consumer protection laws by refusing service to the couple. The American…

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