Sun Sep 11, 2022 – 4:23 am EDT
GRESHAM, Oregon (LifeSiteNews) — The Christian bakers who were slammed with fines and ultimately lost their business after they refused to bake a cake for a gay “wedding” are once more bringing their case before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing the state violated their due process and First Amendment rights.
The Supreme Court had previously reviewed the case in 2019 before remanding it to a lower court.
Attorneys with the public interest law firm First Liberty Institute announced Wednesday that they submitted a petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the petition, the attorneys asked the Court to review Melissa and Aaron Klein’s case stemming from a 2013 discrimination lawsuit.
“All Americans are entitled to due process, with a fair hearing before an unbiased tribunal. The Kleins never received that,” said Stephanie Taub, Senior Counsel for First Liberty.
“We hope the Court will hear the Kleins’ case and clarify that all Americans have a constitutional right to due process, free speech, and religious liberty.”
For years, the Kleins have been fighting for their religious beliefs to be protected. Now more than
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