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Catholic apple farmer unfairly barred from Michigan public market, judge rules

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Country Mill Farms employees sell products on Sept. 17, 2017, at the East Lansing Farmer's Market in East Lansing, Mich. Farmer Steve Tennes was banned last year by the city of East Lansing because it opposed his 2016 decision to not allow same-sex weddings at his commercial farm and orchard in Charlotte. He returned to the market last fall for the final month and a half of the season after a federal district court judge issued a preliminary injunction against the city. Starting Sunday, June 3, 2018, Tennes intends to sell The Country Mill's products. (Nick King/Lansing State Journal via AP)

Fight brews with farmer who bars LGBT weddings at orchard

Associated Press

The Tennes family in their orchard: Steve, wife Bridget, Faith, in Dad's arms, James, Joseph and Mary. Daughter Brianna was busy at volleyball practice. A judge has ordered a Michigan city to make room again for an apple grower who was barred from a seasonal market because he doesn't allow gay couples to get married at his farm, which is a popular wedding spot. Federal Judge Paul Maloney granted an injunction Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, saying East Lansing likely violated the religious and free speech rights of Tennes. (Dale G. Young/Detroit News via AP)

Judge: City wrong to bar farmer over gay marriage views

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