Dec. 9, 2025
Supreme Court lets stand ruling that baker violated same-sex couple's rights
By denying certiorari, the Supreme Court left intact a 5th District Court of Appeal decision holding that a generic wedding cake is not protected speech and cannot be withheld from same-sex customers under California's civil rights laws.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a ruling from California's 5th District Court of Appeal that found a Bakersfield bakery owner violated a same-sex couple's rights by refusing to prepare a predesigned, plain white cake for them.
The decision was a victory for the California Civil Rights Department, which sued Cathy's Creations and sole shareholder Catharine Miller for violating the Unruh Civil Rights Act.
Kern County Superior Court Judge J...
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