A married couple who were fined for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex wedding has appealed the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 2013, Melissa and Aaron Klein, former owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, turned down a request to make a cake for a lesbian couple's wedding on the grounds that it went against their religious beliefs. As a result, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries hit them with a $135,000 fine, in 2015, after finding they had violated the state's anti-discrimination law. The Kleins closed their business in 2016.

The Supreme Court decided earlier this year in favor of another baker who refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding, Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop, in a narrow ruling that found the Colorado Civil Rights Commission did not give serious consideration to his claims of a faith-based objection.

The core issue of the constitutionality of denying someone service based on a religious objection has yet to be decided by the high court, meaning this case could set important precedent if they decide to take it up.

With the addition of Justice Brett Kavanaugh the court is now widely understood to be solidly conservative.

A local news report follows.