Christian Florist and Gay Wedding: 5 Reactions to Supreme Court Sending Case Back to State

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Alliance Defending Freedom

Supporters of Colorado baker Jack Phillips hold signs in front of the United States Supreme Court as arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission on December 5, 2017. | (Photo: The Christian Post)

The Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative law firm that represents Stutzman, has celebrated the Supreme Court's order.

Kristen Waggoner, ADF's senior vice president of the U.S. legal division who also argued the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, said in a statement that the Supreme Court was right to use Jack Phillip's case as a standard for Stutzman.

"The U.S. Supreme Court has rightfully asked the Washington Supreme Court to reconsider Barronelle's case in light of the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision," stated Waggoner.

"In that ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court denounced government hostility toward the religious beliefs about marriage held by creative professionals like Jack and Barronelle. The state of Washington, acting through its attorney general, has shown similar hostility here."