Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Anti-Gay Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a photographer who refused to photograph a lesbian couple’s commitment ceremony, letting stand a New Mexico high court ruling that helped spur a national debate over gay rights and religious freedom.
That court ruled Elane Photography violated the state’s anti-discrimination law when it refused to take pictures of the couple’s commitment ceremony. The attorneys were made the argument that serving a same-sex couple would violate the photographer’s First Amendment right to free expression, arguing that photography is an artistic pursuit and not simply a service.
The New Mexico court ruled the photo studio’s action was discriminatory in the same way as if it had refused to photograph a wedding of a racially mixed couple.
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