NY Farmers Fined $13K For Declining to Host a Same-Sex Marriage End Their Legal Fight
Cynthia and Robert Gifford, the owners of a small farm in upstate New York who were ordered to pay $13,000 for refusing to host a same-sex wedding ceremony, chose to end their legal battle with the state of New York on Tuesday.
Of the decision, their lawyer, James Trainor, told The Daily Signal the lawsuit had taken “its toll” on the family.
“We looked at the road ahead, we saw that we had an uphill climb, and I think the Giffords wanted to get on with their lives—as committed as they are to the cause,” Trainor, an allied attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom, said. “It took its toll on them as a family and a business.”...