Eugene Volokh: The Breadth of the New Mexico Human Rights Commission’s Rationale in Elane Photography
The New Mexico Human Rights Commission has released an opinion in the Elane Photography case. In this case, a lesbian couple sought to have their same sex “wedding” photographed. Elane Photography refused to photograph it based on religious objections. The lesbians have challenged that refusal as a civil rights violation.
Numerous posts on this case have appeared on the Alert. To see them, click the New Mexico tag below.
Eugene Volokh has this post and this post on the Volokh Conspiracy discussing the New Mexico Human Rights Commission’s handling of First Amendment and RFRA claims raised in the Elane photography case.
The First Amendment Center also carries this report AP report on the ruling.