Ruling stands against Christian photographer who declined gay ‘wedding’, Supreme Court declines case
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 7, 2014 — The U.S. Supreme Court Monday has declined to hear Elane Photography v. Willock , the case of a photographer who was told by the New Mexico Supreme Court that she must, as “the price of citizenship,” use her creative talents to communicate a message with which she disagrees or suffer punishment. Nonetheless, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing Elane Photography and its owners, Jonathan and Elaine Huguenin, point out that the central concern in the case—government punishment of Americans for declining to create or promote messages with which they disagree—is alive in other ADF cases moving forward around the country. Elaine Huguenin, co-owner of Elane Photography in Albuquerque, N.M. “Only unjust laws separate what people say from what they believe,” said Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence. “The First Amendment protects our freedom to speak or not speak on any issue without fear of punishment. ...