Attorney General Luther Strange announced today that his office joined a dozen other states in support of a florist in Washington state who is being sued because she would not provide flowers for a same-sex marriage.

In a press release, Strange said the states filed a brief in the case to support the rights of flower shop owner Barronelle Stutzman of Richland, Wash.

The case is pending in the Washington state Supreme Court.

"This Washington state case is important for the impact it could have on similar cases throughout the country challenging religious liberty," Strange said in a news release.

Other states signing the brief are Arkansas, Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

Read more about the case in The Christian Science Monitor.