Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of Sweet Cakes bakery have filed a reply brief with the Oregon Court of Appeals. The Oregon couple were fined $135,000 for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex couple. In the brief, the attorneys challenge the Bureau of Labor and Industries argument that the government can compel citizens…
The Oregon bakery that denied service to a same-sex couple have finally paid their fine. After holding out for nearly six months the co-owner of the Portland-area bakery Sweet Cakes by Melissa, Aaron Klein dropped off a check Monday for $136,927.07 which included accrued interest, reported the Associated Press. Klein also paid $7,000 earlier this…
Today, San Diego-based LGBT advocacy group Canvass for a Cause was one of 10 LGBT advocacy organizations that received a cake from Sweet Cakes Bakery in Oregon. Together with the cake, which was inscribed “We really do love you!” on a red heart, the package included a letter from Sweet Cakes’ owners Aaron and Melissa…
