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Opinion Information Sheet

Docket Number: 91615-2
Title of Case: Robert Ingersoll, Et Al. V. Arlene's Flowers, Inc., Et Al.
File Date: 02/16/2017
Oral Argument Date: 11/15/2016

SOURCE OF APPEAL
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Appeal from Benton Superior Court
Docket No: 13-2-00953-3
Judgment or order under review
Date filed: 03/27/2015
Judge signing: Honorable Alexander C Ekstrom

JUSTICES
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Steven Gonzalez
Charles Johnson
Barbara Madsen
Susan Owens
Debra Stephens
Sheryl Gordon MccloudMajority Author
Mary Fairhurst
Charles Wiggins
Mary Yu

COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Appellant(s)
 Kristen Kellie Waggoner  
 Alliance Defending Freedom
 15100 N 90th St
 Scottsdale, AZ, 85260

 George M Ahrend  
 Ahrend Law Firm PLLC
 100 E Broadway Ave
 Moses Lake, WA, 98837-1740

 Jeremy D. Tedesco  
 Alliance Defending Freedom
 15100 N 90th Street
 Scottsdale, AZ, 85260

Counsel for Respondent(s)
 Michael Ramsey Scott  
 King County Superior Court
 516 Third Ave C203
 Seattle, WA, 98104-4084

 Amit D Ranade  
 Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson PS
 999 3rd Ave Ste 4600
 Seattle, WA, 98104-4084

 Michael Jacob Ewart  
 Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson PS
 999 3rd Ave Ste 4600
 Seattle, WA, 98104-4084

 Margaret Chen  
 U.S. Attorney's Office
 300 N Los Angeles St Ste 7516
 Los Angeles, CA, 90012-3341

 Elizabeth Olmsted Gill  
 ACLU Foundation
 39 Drumm Street
 San Francisco, CA, 94111

 Todd Richard Bowers  
 Attorney General of Washington
 800 5th Ave Ste 2000
 Seattle, WA, 98104-3188

 Kimberlee L Gunning  
 Columbia Legal Services
 101 Yesler Way Ste 300
 Seattle, WA, 98104-2528

 Noah Guzzo Purcell  
 Washington Attorney General's Office
 1125 Washington St Se
 Po Box 40100
 Olympia, WA, 98504-0100

 Alan D. Copsey  
 Office of the Attorney General
 Po Box 40100
 1125 Washington St Se
 Olympia, WA, 98504-0100

 Rebecca R Glasgow  
 Washington Court of Appeals, Div. Two
 950 Broadway Ste 300
 Tacoma, WA, 98402-4454

 Robert W. Ferguson  
 Office of the Attorney General
 1125 Washington St Se
 Po Box 40100
 Olympia, WA, 98504-0100

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Protecting Constitutional Freedoms, Inc.
 Floyd Edwin Ivey  
 Ivey Law Offices
 7233 W Deschutes Ave Ste C
 Kennewick, WA, 99336-6707

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Cato Institute
 Jeffrey Paul Helsdon  
 The Helsdon Law Firm, PLLC
 Po Box 1219
 Gig Harbor, WA, 98335-3219

 Ilya Shapiro  
 Cato Institute
 1000 Mass. Avenue Nw
 Washington, DC, 20001

 Jayme Weber  
 Cato Institute
 1000 Mass. Avenue Nw
 Washington, DC, 20001

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
 Michael Alexander Patterson  
 Patterson Buchanan Fobes Leitch PS
 2112 3rd Ave Ste 500
 Seattle, WA, 98121-2391

 Mark Rienzi  
 Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
 1200 New Hampshire Avenue Nw
 Suite 700
 Washington, DC, 20036

 Adele Keim  
 Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
 1200 New Hampshire Avenue Nw
 Suite 700
 Washington, DC, 20036

 Diana Verm  
 Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
 1200 New Hampshire Avenue Nw
 Suite 700
 Washington, DC, 20036

Amicus Curiae on behalf of International Christian Photographers
 David Morgan Steven Dewhirst  
 Attorney at Law
 1401 Constitution Ave Nw
 Washington, DC, 20230-0001

 Stephanie Diane Olson  
 Klinedinst PC
 701 5th Ave Ste 1220
 Seattle, WA, 98104-7007

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Center for Lesbian Rights
 Karolyn Ann Hicks  
 Stokes Lawrence PS
 1420 5th Ave Ste 3000
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2393

 Shannon Minter  
 National Center for Lesbian Rights
 870 Market St., #370
 San Francisco, CA, 94102

 Christopher Stoll  
 National Center for Lesbian Rights
 870 Market Street, Suite 370
 San Francisco, CA, 94102

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Legal Voice
 Karolyn Ann Hicks  
 Stokes Lawrence PS
 1420 5th Ave Ste 3000
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2393

 Shannon Minter  
 National Center for Lesbian Rights
 870 Market St., #370
 San Francisco, CA, 94102

 Christopher Stoll  
 National Center for Lesbian Rights
 870 Market Street, Suite 370
 San Francisco, CA, 94102

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Bar Assoc
 Karolyn Ann Hicks  
 Stokes Lawrence PS
 1420 5th Ave Ste 3000
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2393

 Shannon Minter  
 National Center for Lesbian Rights
 870 Market St., #370
 San Francisco, CA, 94102

 Christopher Stoll  
 National Center for Lesbian Rights
 870 Market Street, Suite 370
 San Francisco, CA, 94102

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Lambda Lega Defense
 Daniel Jeffrey Shih  
 Susman Godfrey LLP
 1201 3rd Ave Ste 3800
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3087

 Lindsey Godfrey Eccles  
 Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
 1201 3rd Ave Ste 3800
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3087

 Jennifer C Pizer  
 Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
 4221 Wilshire Blvd.
 Suite 280
 Los Angeles, CA, 90010-

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Education Fund, Inc.
 Daniel Jeffrey Shih  
 Susman Godfrey LLP
 1201 3rd Ave Ste 3800
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3087

 Lindsey Godfrey Eccles  
 Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
 1201 3rd Ave Ste 3800
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3087

 Jennifer C Pizer  
 Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
 4221 Wilshire Blvd.
 Suite 280
 Los Angeles, CA, 90010-

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Anti-Defamation League and Twenty-Six Other Organizations
 Jessica L. Ellsworth  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 555 13th Street Nw
 Washington,, DC, 20004

 Laura A. Szarmach  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 555 13th Street Nw
 Washington,, DC, 20004

 Nicole E. Schiavo  
 Hogan Lovells US LLP
 875 Third Avenue
 New York, NY, 10022

 Steven M. Freeman  
 Anti-Defamation League
 605 Third Avenue
 New York, NY, 10158

 Seth M. Marnin  
 Anti-Defamation League
 605 Third Avenue
 New York, NY, 10158

 Michelle N. Deutchman  
 Anti-Defamation League
 605 Third Avenue
 New York, NY, 10158

 Christian Emile Mammen  
 Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
 1841 Page Mill Road
 Suite 200
 Palo Alto, CA, 94304

 Kaitlyn Golden  
 Attorney at Law
 555 13th St Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
 Sherrilyn Ifill  
 NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund
 40 Rector Street, 5th Floor
 New York City, NY, 10006

 Janai Nelson  
 NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund
 40 Rector Street, 5th Floor
 New York, NY, 10006

 Christina Swarns  
 NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund
 40 Rector Street, 5th Floor
 New York City, NY, 10006

 Coty Montag  
 NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund
 40 Rector Street, 5th Floor
 New York, NY, 10006

 Charles Christian Sipos  
 Perkins Coie LLP
 1201 3rd Ave Ste 4900
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3099

 David A Perez  
 Perkins Coie LLP
 1201 3rd Ave Ste 4900
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3099

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Americans United for Separation of Church and State
 Hank L Balson  
 Budge & Heipt, PLLC
 705 2nd Ave Ste 910
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1716

 Richard B. Katskee  
 Americans United
 1901 L Street Nw Suite 400
 Washington, DC, 20036

 Carmen N. Green  
 American United
 1901 L Street Nw Suite 400
 Washington, DC, 20036

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of So. Baptist Convention
 Thomas S. Olmstead  
 Attorney at Law
 Po Box 68
 Poulsbo, WA, 98370-0068

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Christian Legal Society
 Mark John Holady  
 Attorney at Law
 4800 Sw Griffith Dr Ste 320
 Beaverton, OR, 97005-8716

 Thomas C. Berg  
 University of St. Thomas School of Law
 Msl 400
 1000 Lasalle Avenue
 Minneapolis,, MN, 55403

 Kimberlee Wood Colby  
 Christian Legal Society
 8001 Braddock Road Suite 302
 Springfield, VA, 22151

 Douglas Laycock  
 University of Virginia Law School
 580 Massie Road
 Charlottesville, VA, 22903

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Association of Christian Schools Internal
 Mark John Holady  
 Attorney at Law
 4800 Sw Griffith Dr Ste 320
 Beaverton, OR, 97005-8716

 Thomas C. Berg  
 University of St. Thomas School of Law
 Msl 400
 1000 Lasalle Avenue
 Minneapolis,, MN, 55403

 Kimberlee Wood Colby  
 Christian Legal Society
 8001 Braddock Road Suite 302
 Springfield, VA, 22151

 Douglas Laycock  
 University of Virginia Law School
 580 Massie Road
 Charlottesville, VA, 22903

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Association of Evangelicals
 Mark John Holady  
 Attorney at Law
 4800 Sw Griffith Dr Ste 320
 Beaverton, OR, 97005-8716

 Thomas C. Berg  
 University of St. Thomas School of Law
 Msl 400
 1000 Lasalle Avenue
 Minneapolis,, MN, 55403

 Kimberlee Wood Colby  
 Christian Legal Society
 8001 Braddock Road Suite 302
 Springfield, VA, 22151

 Douglas Laycock  
 University of Virginia Law School
 580 Massie Road
 Charlottesville, VA, 22903

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association for Justice Foundation
 Bryan Patrick Harnetiaux  
 Attorney at Law
 517 E 17th Ave
 Spokane, WA, 99203-2210

 Valerie Davis Mcomie  
 Attorney at Law
 4549 Nw Aspen St
 Camas, WA, 98607-8302

 Kelby Dahmer Fletcher  
 Stokes Lawrence
 1420 5th Ave Ste 3000
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2393

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Businesses
 Leonard J. Feldman  
 Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna
 1501 4th Ave Ste 2800
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3677

 Jamila Asha Johnson  
 Southern Poverty Law Center
 201 St Charles Ave Ste 2000
 New Orleans, LA, 70170-1701

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Law and Religion Practitioners
 Mark Goldfeder  
 Restoring Religious Freedom Project
 Gambrell Hall, Suite 310
 1301 Clifton Road Ne
 Atlanta,, GA, 30322

 Anton Sorkin  
 Restoring Religious Freedom Project
 Gambrell Hall, Suite 310
 1301 Clifton Road Ne
 Atlanta,, GA, 30322

 James Abernathy  
 Attorney at Law
 Po Box 552
 Olympia, WA, 98507-0552

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Employment Lawyers Association
 Jesse Andrew Wing  
 MacDonald Hoague & Bayless
 705 2nd Ave Ste 1500
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1745

 Jeffrey Lowell Needle  
 Attorney at Law
 705 2nd Ave Ste 1050
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1759

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
 Seth Leslie Cooper  
 Attorney at Law
 Po Box 79
 Everett, WA, 98206-0079

 John C. Eastman  
 Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
 C/o Chapman University
 One University Drive
 Orange,, CA, 92886

 Anthony T. Caso  
 Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
 C/o Chapman University
 One University Drive
 Orange,, CA, 92886

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Professor Tobias B. Wolff
 Rebecca A. Zotti  
 Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LL
 201 Saint Charles Ave Ste 2411
 New Orleans, LA, 70170-2411

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Twelve States and the Governor of Kansas
 Bryce Patrick Mcpartland  
 McPartland Law Offices
 Po Box 1055
 Moses Lake, WA, 98837-0160

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Legal Scholars
 Daniel J Appel  
 Foreman Appel Hotchkiss, Zimmerman & Bau
 124 N Wenatchee Ave
 Wenatchee, WA, 98801-2239

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Frederick Douglass Foundation
 Keith Allen Kemper  
 Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ph A
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3125

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
 Keith Allen Kemper  
 Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ph A
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3125

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Black Church Initiative
 Keith Allen Kemper  
 Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ph A
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3125

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Coalition of African American Pastors USA
 Keith Allen Kemper  
 Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ph A
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3125

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Black Religious Broadcasters
 Keith Allen Kemper  
 Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ph A
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3125

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Alveda King Ministries
 Keith Allen Kemper  
 Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ph A
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3125

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Radiance Foundation
 Keith Allen Kemper  
 Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ph A
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3125

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Mount Calvary Christian Center
 Keith Allen Kemper  
 Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ph A
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3125

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Church of God In Christ
 Keith Allen Kemper  
 Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ph A
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3125

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Hosanna Asamblea De Dios
 Keith Allen Kemper  
 Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ph A
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3125

Amicus Curiae on behalf of New Hope International Church
 Keith Allen Kemper  
 Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ph A
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3125

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Ryan T. Anderson
 Keith Allen Kemper  
 Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC
 2025 1st Ave Ph A
 Seattle, WA, 98121-3125

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Adam J. Macleod
 Marshall Casey  
 M Casey Law, PLLC
 1106 N Washington St Ste B
 Spokane, WA, 99201-2205

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Northwest Consumer Law Center
 Blythe H Chandler  
 Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC
 936 N 34th St Ste 300
 Seattle, WA, 98103-8869

 Isaac Ruiz  
 Plaintiff Litigation Group PLLC
 95 S Jackson St Ste 100
 Seattle, WA, 98104

 Benjamin Blystad Gould  
 Keller Rohrback LLP
 1201 3rd Ave Ste 3200
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3052

 Beth Ellen Terrell  
 Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC
 936 N 34th St Ste 300
 Seattle, WA, 98103-8869


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