Ruling Against Florist Who Refused Same-Sex Wedding Affirmed (1)

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in favor of a Christian baker doesn’t change a ruling that a Christian florist was properly fined for discriminating against a same-sex couple, the Washington Supreme Court said.

Reconsidering a previous ruling at the direction of the high court, the state Supreme Court reaffirmed a judgment in favor of Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed, who successfully sued the florist, Barronelle Stutzman, for refusing to sell flowers for the couple’s wedding.

The “adjudicatory bodies that considered this case did not act with religious animus when they ruled that the florist and her corporation violated the Washington ...