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Appeals Court Rules Against Oregon Bakery That Turned Away Gay Couple
"Oregon will not allow a 'Straight Couples Only' sign to be hung in bakeries or other stores."
An appeals court has upheld a 2015 decision by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries that fined a bakery $135,000 for refusing to sell a wedding cake to a lesbian couple.
Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, had appealed the ruling, claiming making such a cake would violate their religious beliefs. Theirs was the first of several notable public-accommodations...
