Florist Barronelle Stutzman has hope again. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a ruling against her and sent her case back to Washington state.

Stutzman owns Arlene’s Flowers in Washington. She came under fire when she declined to make floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding. Like Colorado baker Jack Phillips, the defendant in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Stutzman is a Christian.

“I am so grateful for this victory,” Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) president Michael Farris posted on Facebook. “Barronelle is a wonderful lady.”

ADF is the legal group representing Stutzman. It also represented Phillips in his recent case before SCOTUS.

Sued By Longtime Customer

Stutzman “served Rob Ingersoll, one of the men that sued her, for nearly 10 years and considered him a friend,” ADF explains. But a same-sex wedding “was one event she could not use her artistic talents to celebrate.”

When Ingersoll asked her to create arrangements for his wedding, Stutzman referred him to three area florists.

“I would gladly serve Rob if he were to come back to my shop today,” Stutzman said. “The attorney general has always ignored that part of my case.” She claims he has chosen instead to “vilify me and my faith.”

Masterpiece Effect

This month, the Supreme Court ruled in 7-2 favor of Phillips. Owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Phillips declined to make a cake for a same-sex wedding on religious grounds. As a result, he was sued. SCOTUS ruled that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission displayed “clear and impermissible hostility” toward his religious beliefs. In so doing, it “violated the State’s duty under the First Amendment.”

At the time, Farris noted that Stutzman’s similar case was “left unanswered” by the Masterpiece decision. Now, it’s clear it had a positive effect.

In an order Monday, SCOTUS vacated the Washington Supreme Court’s decision against Stutzman. Further, it sent the case back “for further consideration in light of Masterpiece Cakeshop.”

ADF argues Washington state displayed anti-religious hostility when dealing with Stutzman’s case.

‘Very Good News’

The Court’s decision Monday is “very significant,” tweeted Russell Moore. Moore is the president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.

Very significant: The Supreme Court vacates the lower court ruling against Southern Baptist florist Barronelle Stutzman, to be reconsidered in light of the Masterpiece Cakes decision. pic.twitter.com/A9iAOhv5J7

— Russell Moore (@drmoore) June 25, 2018

In his Facebook post, Farris called the Court’s decision “very good news.”

“It protects Barronelle for the time being,” he said. “And it gives her a real chance for a full victory.” The order also “shows that the Masterpiece decision is not narrow as many claimed. It has precedential effect and was not limited to the Colorado facts.”