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Oregon Court Revisits Case of Cake Shop Owners who Refused to Sell Cake to Lesbian Couple in 2013

The Oregon Supreme Court of Appeals today heard oral arguments regarding the 2015 decision to issue a $135,000 fine to the Gresham “Sweet Cakes” shop owners who refused to sell a wedding cake to a lesbian couple.

The 20 Moments That Made Portland Famous in the Past 10 Years

As the decade closes, no American city plays such an outsized role in the national imagination.

Wedding Cake Discrimination Case Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court, But an Oregon Court Will Reconsider Its Ruling

The fine imposed on Sweet Cakes by Melissa will be considered again by the Oregon Court of Appeals, which has previously upheld the Bureau of Labor and Industries’ decision to punish the bakery for violating anti-discrimination laws.

Labor Commissioner: U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Wedding Cake Doesn’t Affect Oregon

Oregon official says a U.S. Supreme Court decision on baker’s refusal to make same-sex couple a wedding cake doesn’t affect similar Oregon case.

Anti-Gay Gresham Bakery Sweet Cakes By Melissa Finally Closes

Right-wing news sites are blaming the “pro-LGBT Gay Mafia” and the “Homofascist Mob” for the bakery’s closure.

Sweet Cakes by Melissa Owners Defying Order to Pay $135,000 to Lesbian Couple Who Wanted a Wedding Cake

It looks like Aaron and Melissa Klein, the former proprietors of Gresham bakery Sweetcakes by Melissa, are following the government-defying example of Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Ky., court clerk recently jailed for refusing to marry same-sex couples. On July 2, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries ordered the Kleins to pay $135,000 to … Continue reading Sweet Cakes by Melissa Owners Defying Order to Pay $135,000 to Lesbian Couple Who Wanted a Wedding Cake

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What is the real story behind the notorious Sweet Cakes by Melissa sexual orientation discrimination case?

Gresham Bakery Must Pay $135,000 for Discriminating Against Lesbian Couple

Well, it’s officially official. According to the final ruling by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, Gresham bakery Sweet Cakes by Melissa broke state law when it refused to serve a cake to a lesbian couple in February 2013, and owners Aaron and Melissa Klein must pay $135,000 to the victims of their discrimination. … Continue reading Gresham Bakery Must Pay $135,000 for Discriminating Against Lesbian Couple

The Cake Wars: Who among us is righteous enough to eat of the sacred buttercream Bible-beating Oregon bakers have denied gays?

Sugar, flour, eggs and water are now munitions in America’s culture war. Or so you’d think from two Oregon bakeries that recently refused to make cakes for same-sex weddings, getting national,Food Reviews & Stories

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