Legal Opinion
State v. Arlene's Flowers, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 16, 2017No. 91615-2PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[As amended by order of the Supreme Court February 21, 2017.]
Gordon McCloud, J.
¶1 The State of Washington bars discrimination in “public . . . accommodation [s]” on the basis of “sexual orientation.” RCW 49.60.215(1) (Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD)). Barronelle Stutzman owns and operates a place of public accommodation in our state: Arlene’s Flowers Inc. Stutzman and her public business, Arlene’s Flowers and Gifts, refused to sell wedding flowers to Robert Ingersoll because his betrothed, Curt Freed, is a man. The State and the couple sued, each *815alleging violations of the WLAD…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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