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NY Photographer’s Revived Suit on Working Same-Sex Weddings Could Signal Incoming Wave of Litigation

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Buffalo First Amendment lawyer Barry Covert said a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling “has opened up the floodgates” to more arguments against public accommodation laws.

August 08, 2024 at 12:01 PM

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  • Southern New York wedding photographer says creating work for same-sex clients counters religious beliefs, while New York’s defense of lawsuit is backed by 21 states.
  • Conservative Christian legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom says government can’t force Americans to say things they don’t believe.
  • Judge has set Aug. 19 deadline for parties to meet, confer and file a joint proposal for further proceedings.

First Amendment lawyers continue to keep close tabs on a revived federal lawsuit in New York by a wedding photographer who alleges that the Empire State’s antidiscrimination laws compel her to take pictures of same-sex couples against her religious beliefs.

A federal district court judge in Western New York recently set Aug. 19 as the deadline for parties to meet, confer and file a joint proposal for further proceedings.

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