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WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court today announced it will review a decision from the Colorado Court of Appeals that found that a cake shop discriminated against a same-sex couple by refusing to sell them a wedding cake.

In 2012, Colorado residents David Mullins and Charlie Craig visited Masterpiece Cakeshop to order a wedding cake. Mullins and Craig planned to marry in Massachusetts and then celebrate with family and friends back home. Masterpiece owner Jack Phillips informed the couple that, because of his religious beliefs, it was his standard business practice to refuse to provide cakes for same-sex weddings. Phillips had turned away several other couples for the same reason.

鈥淭his has always been about more than a cake. Businesses should not be allowed to violate the law and discriminate against us because of who we are and who we love,鈥� said Mullins. His husband, Craig, added, 鈥淲hile we鈥檙e disappointed that the courts continue debating the simple question of whether LGBT people deserve to be treated like everyone else, we hope that our case helps ensure that no one has to experience being turned away simply because of who they are.鈥�

The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Colorado represent Mullins and Craig in the case. Under Colorado law, businesses open to the public like Masterpiece Cakeshop may not refuse service based on factors including race, sex, national origin, or sexual orientation. After Mullins and Craig won, the Colorado Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal.

鈥淭he law is squarely on David and Charlie鈥檚 side because when businesses are open to the public, they鈥檙e supposed to be open to everyone,鈥� said James Esseks, director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 LGBT Project. 鈥淲hile the right to one鈥檚 religious beliefs is fundamental, a license to discriminate is not. Same-sex couples like David and Charlie deserve to be treated with the same dignity and respect as anyone else, and we鈥檙e ready to take that fight all the way to the Supreme Court.鈥�

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