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Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Elane Photography’s Appeal In Same-Sex Marriage Case

The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from a commercial photography business in New Mexico that would not take pictures of same-sex wedding ceremonies.

The justices on Monday left in place a state Supreme Court ruling that said Elane Photography did, in fact, violate anti-discrimination law when they refused to work for a same-sex couple who wanted pictures of their commitment ceremony.

Elane Photography co-owner Elaine Huguenin said taking the photos would violate her religious beliefs, thus refuses to take the ceremony pictures. She said she also has a right of artistic expression under the First Amendment that protected her right to choose what pictures to take or not to take.

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