ADF to appeal court decision against NM photographer

ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
December 16, 2009 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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ADF to appeal court decision
against NM photographer

Photo artist told by civil rights commission to pay over $6,600 in attorneys’ fees

for declining to photograph same-sex ceremony

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund will appeal a New Mexico judge’s decision to uphold a ruling by the New Mexico Civil Rights Commission against an Albuquerque photography company.  The commission ruled that the company, run by a young Christian husband and wife, was guilty of “sexual orientation” discrimination under state antidiscrimination laws for declining to photograph a same-sex “commitment ceremony.”

Case Name:  Elane Photography v. Willock

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ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith.  Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.

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