Federal Court Rules in Favor of Conservative Wedding Venue Owner
August 23, 2023 | Michigan
Aug. 22 (UPI) — A federal court has ruled in favor of the owner of a Charlotte, Mich., apple orchard that was barred from the East Lansing Farmer’s Market for refusing to host same-sex wedding ceremonies.
In the decision, Federal District Judge for the U.S District Court for the Western District of Michigan Paul Lewis Maloney said, “The city’s decision to exclude Country Mill Farms from the 2017 East Lansing Farmer’s Market constitute a burden on plaintiff’s religious beliefs.”
“Plaintiffs were forced to choose between following their religious beliefs and a government benefit for which they were otherwise qualified,” Maloney continued.
The Alliance for Defending Freedom, a conservative activist group that backed Country Mill Farms owner Steve Tennes’ lawsuit, celebrated the decision. (Excerpt from Breitbart.)
