State Supreme Court hears case of florist who refused gay couple

by GENE JOHNSON Associated Press

Tue, November 15th 2016, 7:08 PM UTC

The scene outside the Washington State Supreme Court as a hearing gets under way for a florist who denied service for gay couple's wedding. (Photo: KOMO News)

Bailiff Timothy W. Schiewe, foreground, holds up a card to indicate that speaking time is finished for Attorney General Bob Ferguson, at lectern, during a hearing before Washington's Supreme Court about a florist who was sued for refusing to provide services for a same sex-wedding, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in Bellevue, Wash. Florist Barronelle Stutzman says she was exercising her First Amendment rights, but Washington Supreme Court justices questioned whether ruling in her favor would mean other businesses could turn away customers based on racial or other grounds. Ferguson says the state and federal constitutions confer no right to discriminate against people. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Curt Freed, left, and his husband Robert Ingersoll smile after a hearing before Washington's Supreme Court, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in Bellevue, Wash. The couple sued florist Barronelle Stutzman for refusing to provide services for their wedding, Stutzman says she was exercising her First Amendment rights, but justices questioned whether ruling in her favor would mean other businesses could turn away customers based on racial or other grounds. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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The scene outside the Washington State Supreme Court as a hearing gets under way for a florist who denied service for gay couple's wedding. (Photo: KOMO News)

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