Klein v. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
Petition granted, judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission on June 17, 2019.
Issue
(1) Whether Oregon violated the free speech and free exercise clauses of the First Amendment by compelling the Kleins to design and create a custom wedding cake to celebrate a same-sex wedding ritual in violation of their sincerely held religious beliefs; (2) whether the Supreme Court should overrule Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith; and (3) whether the Supreme Court should reaffirm Smith"s hybrid-rights doctrine, applying strict scrutiny to free exercise claims that implicate other fundamental rights, and resolve the circuit split over the doctrine"s precedential status.
Recommended Citation: Klein v. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/klein-v-oregon-bureau-of-labor-and-industries/