Emilee Carpenter, LLC v. James

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK EMILEE CARPENTER, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs, Case # 21-CV-6303-FPG v. DECISION & ORDER LETITIA JAMES, et al., Defendants. INTRODUCTION On December 13, 2021, this Court held that the Constitution does not prevent New York State from ensuring that all consumers in the marketplace, without regard to sexual orientation, have “equal access to publicly available goods and services,” including custom goods and services. Emilee Carpenter, LLC v. James, 575 F. Supp. 3d 353, 373 (W.D.N.Y. 2021). This holding flowed from the basic principles on…