BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Attorneys representing the owner of a Bakersfield bakery who was sued after refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex couple, citing her religious beliefs, have filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case.

The petition, filed Tuesday on behalf of Cathy Miller, owner of Tastries Bakery, asks the court "to protect her right to create custom-designed wedding cakes that reflect her faith," according to a release from attorneys with the Becket Fund, LiMandri & Jonna LLP and the Thomas More Society.

"Despite Cathy's initial victory, appeals by the State of California have now left Cathy's religious freedom rights hanging in the balance," attorney Charles LiMandri said in the release. "We are hopeful the U.S. Supreme Court will recognize this injus

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