Via press release:
Attorney General Bob Ferguson late last night filed a brief with the Washington State Supreme Court urging the justices to uphold a Benton County Superior Court decision ordering a Richland florist to stop discriminating against gay and lesbian customers seeking flowers for their weddings.
In a February 18, 2015 ruling, the Superior Court found that Arlene’s Flowers, and its owner, Barronelle Stutzman, violated the state Consumer Protection Act by refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex couple’s wedding.
“As the Superior Court recognized, it is illegal in Washington for a business to offer services to opposite-sex couples yet refuse those same services to same-sex partners,” Ferguson said. “My office will not stand for discrimination, and I am confident that the Supreme Court will agree.”
The Alliance Defending Freedom filed its appeal back in April. Stutzman has been trotted out at many anti-gay events throughout the year. (Tipped by JMG reader Mark)