On June 19, 2019, the Supreme Court granted Melissa and Aaron Klein’s petition for writ of certiorari in Klein v. Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries, vacated the judgment of the Oregon Court of Appeals, and remanded the Kleins’ case to the Oregon courts “for further consideration in light of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm’n, 584 U.S….
BG&A partner Adam Gustafson argued the appeal of Melissa and Aaron Klein, former proprietors of Sweetcakes by Melissa, before the Oregon Court of Appeals Thursday. The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries ordered the Kleins to pay $135,000 for declining to design and create a custom cake to celebrate a wedding that conflicted with the Kleins’ religious beliefs. BG&A argued…
Boyden Gray & Associates filed a reply brief today on behalf of Aaron and Melissa Klein, the proprietors of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, in a case before the Oregon Court of Appeals raising important questions about free speech and free exercise under the constitutions of the United States and Oregon. The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries fined the Kleins $135,000 after they…