Gay Marriage: Supreme Court Will Hear Colorado Baker's Case

A Colorado baker who was cited by the state's Civil Rights Commission for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex wedding will have his case heard by the United States Supreme Court. The justices announced Monday that they will hear Jack Phillips' appeal this fall.

Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop Lakewood, was cited for violating the state's anti-discrimination law in 2012.

This will be the high court's most significant same-sex marriage case since in two years since they ruled that states must recognize same-sex marriage.

The case has received national attention over the years as the court has repeatedly postponed deciding on whether or not they would even consider the issue.

Just last month, they had postponed making a decision for the ninth time. (For more information on this and other local stories, subscribe to your local Patch for breaking news alerts.)

The case started in 2012 when Phillips said he would not make a cake for Charlie Craig and David Mullins.

The couple sued, and both the Civil Rights Commission and the state's Court of Appeals ruled in their favor.

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