The ACLU and the Elane Photography Case
Eugene Volokh has this post on Volokh Conspiracy discussing the effort to force a NM photograph to photograph same sex “weddings.” In this post, Volokh questions the role of the ACLU in the case.
While the ACLU is not formally involved in the New Mexico case it was involved in this Washington case as indicated by this ACLU press release: Refusal to Print Wedding Invitations Brings Apology. It begins:
In February 2004 the ACLU announced an agreement settling a discrimination complaint filed by a gay man against a Seattle business that refused to print invitations to his wedding with his same-sex partner. Under the agreement, the business owner apologized for her actions and agreed to abide by Seattle’s anti-discrimination law in the future.“Our nation’s commitment to ending discrimination requires businesses to serve all customers equally. Business owners are entitled to their private opinions about same-sex marriage, but discriminatory business practices are not permitted,” said ACLU staff attorney Aaron Caplan, who represented the gay man in the case.
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