Citing Christian web designer win at SCOTUS, appeals court revives lawsuit involving discrimination claim from wedding photographer

Emilee Carpenter. Alliance Defending Freedom.

Emilee Carpenter. Alliance Defending Freedom.

Citing a decision from the Supreme Court that allowed a Christian web designer to legally refuse to provide services to gay people, a federal appeals court has ruled that a Christian wedding photographer who refuses to photograph same-sex couples will get another chance to argue her case before a district court in New York.

Emilee Carpenter of Elmira, New York, first sued in April 2021 and as Law&Crime reported, she alleged that the Empire State’s human rights laws violated her First Amendment right to free speech and religious expression because as a Christian she believes marriage is strictly between a man and woman.

Her case was dismissed in December by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr., an appointee of former President Barack Obama.

In his ruling, Geraci specifically rejected Carpenter’s claim that state accommodation laws required her not just to photograph same-sex weddings but also forced her to “participate in religious exercises” since it is her practice to celebrate the wedding by following officiant instructions, singing and praying.

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