Aaron and Melissa Klein

U.S. Supreme Court: War on Veterans Memorials is Over

June 20, 2019 • Press Releases

High Court ends efforts by activists to cleanse public of displays of faith, including Maryland “Peace Cross” WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, in a 7-2 decision, the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States preserved the nearly 100-year old Bladensburg WWI Veterans Memorial, along with memorials like it bearing religious symbols […]

U.S. Supreme Court Vacates Oregon’s Decision to Penalize Bakers for Exercising Free Speech

June 17, 2019 • Press Releases

First Liberty attorneys filed appeal seeking review of Oregon’s decision to compel the speech of Aaron and Melissa Klein, forcing them out of business WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that it reversed a decision the state of Oregon that forced bakers Aaron and Melissa Klein […]

March 2017 – Bakers Who Lost Their Bakery For Not Making Same-Sex Wedding Cake Have Day in Court

Aaron and Melissa Klein, former owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, appear at hearing before Oregon Court of Appeals
March 2, 2017 • Press Releases

Salem, Ore. – Today, the Oregon Court of Appeals heard the case of Aaron and Melissa Klein, a couple who lost their bakery for running their business according to their religious beliefs. During the oral arguments, the Kleins’ attorneys argued that the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) violated […]

Oregon Bakers Reply to Government Brief: Don’t Compel People to Celebrate Causes That Violate Their Beliefs

September 8, 2016 • Press Releases

Portland, Ore. – Today, First Liberty Institute and Boyden Gray, former White House Counsel for President George H. W. Bush, filed a reply brief with the Oregon Court of Appeals on behalf of Aaron and Melissa Klein. The Oregon couple was fined $135,000 and lost their bakery for running their […]

Oregon Bakers penalized for not making same-sex wedding cake file brief with Oregon Court of Appeals

First Liberty Institute and Boyden Gray contend that the Oregon state government violated Aaron and Melissa Kleins’ rights to religious liberty, free speech, and due process
April 26, 2016 • Press Releases

PORTLAND, OR, April 25, 2016 – First Liberty Institute and Boyden Gray, former White House Counsel for President George H. W. Bush, filed a brief with the Oregon Court of Appeals on behalf of Aaron and Melissa Klein, an Oregon couple who lost their bakery for running their business according […]

Aaron & Melissa Klein – SweetCakes

February 23, 2016 • Photos & Video

First Liberty Institute is representing Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of “Sweet Cakes by Melissa,” in a battle for the Oregon couple’s religious freedom.

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