[Supreme Court rules for baker, but leaves unanswered questions]The court is scheduled to review a petition from a florist in Richland, Wash., who refused to provide a floral arrangement for a longtime customer when he told her it was for his wedding to another man. A unanimous Washington Supreme Court found that the florist, Barronelle Stutzman, violated the Washington Law Against Discrimination, a state civil rights law. And remanding it to the Washington court would buy more time for it and other courts to weigh in. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has asked the Supreme Court to simply decline the case, and in a statement this week said the Masterpiece decision would have no effect on his case. She said in a brief filed Wednesday that the court should “at a minimum” send the case back to the Washington court.

Source: Washington Post June 06, 2018 23:37 UTC