Christian Baker Pleads For SCOTUS To End California’s Lawfare Against Her Religious Beliefs
A Christian baker is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to end California's attempts to force her to violate her deeply held religious beliefs.
In her petition filed with the high court on Wednesday, Golden State resident Cathy Miller requested that the justices take up her case and issue a ruling in defense of her First Amendment rights. (At least four justices must agree to hear a case before it can be considered by the full court.)
"All I want is to serve my neighbors as the Gospel of Jesus Christ calls me to without being forced to create messages that violate my beliefs," Miller said in a statement.
Miller is represented by the Thomas More Society, Becket, and LiMandri & Jonna LLP.
The case first came to fruition in 2017 when Miller, a Christian cake artist, was asked to design a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. After declining to do so due to her Christian beliefs about the sanctity of marriage and referring the couple to another baker, Miller was subjected to "an investigation and legal action by the California Civil Rights Department," according to Newsweek.