A baker can refuse to create a custom cake for a same-sex wedding as an act of protected artistic expression, but cannot generally refuse service to protected groups.
By ReligiousLiberty.TV • February 26, 2026 • U.S. Const. amend. I
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Tastries Bakery v. State of California (2018).
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Tastries Bakery v. State of California (State Appellate Court, 2018). https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/tastries-bakery/
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Tastries Bakery v. State of California [State Appellate Court, 2018] — A baker can refuse to create a custom cake for a same-sex wedding as an act of protected artistic expression, but cannot generally refuse service to protected groups. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/tastries-bakery/, accessed October 25, 2026).
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Holding: A baker can refuse to create a custom cake for a same-sex wedding as an act of protected artistic expression, but cannot generally refuse service to protected groups.
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Tastries Bakery v. State of California is a Free Exercise case decided by the State Appellate Court in 2018. The court held that a baker can refuse to create a custom cake for a same-sex wedding as an act of protected artistic expression, but cannot generally refuse service to protected groups.