California cake artist Cathy Miller is now turning to the U.S. Supreme Court, urging justices to protect her from enduring eight years of legal pressure by the state which forces Miller to compromise her Christian faith. In a petition filed this week, she asks the high court to affirm that her rights under both the Free Speech and Free Exercise Clauses should shield her from compelled expression.
Miller’s legal battle began in 2017, when she declined to design a wedding cake for a same-sex couple based on her belief in marriage as a union between a man and a woman. She referred them to another baker, yet was subsequently investigated by California’s Civil Rights Department, setting off a protracted legal dispute.
While a trial court initially ruled in her favor—recognizing her religious motivation—an appeals court later reversed that decision. The California Supreme Court declined to hear the case earlier this year, prompting Miller to appeal to the nation’s highest court.
Her legal team, including Becket, the Thomas More Society, and firms LiMandri & Jonna, argue that compelling Miller to design cakes contrary to her convictions infringes on her First Amendment rights. They cited key precedents such as Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commissio (2018) and 303 Creative v. Elenis (2023), emphasizing that religious objectors remain vulnerable under narrow SCOTUS rulings.
Miller’s case shows the pressure the LGBT lobby has exercised for years. A win here would be a sign of political and cultural shift away from the LGBT ideology which pervades our society.
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