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Elane Photography, LLC v. Willock

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided August 16, 2012No. 33,687; Docket No. 30,203PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GARCIA, Judge.

{1} This appeal arose from the refusal of Elane Photography, LLC (Elane Photography), to photograph the commitment ceremony of Vanessa Willock (Willock) and her same-sex partner (Partner). Elane Photography denied Willock’s request to photograph the ceremony based upon its policy of refusing to photograph images that convey the message that marriage can be defined to include combinations of people other than the union of one man and one woman. Elane Photography’s owners are Christians who believe that marriage is a sacred union of one man and one woman. They also believe…

2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Elane Photography, LLC v. WillockNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2013
  2. State v. BentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. Moses v. SkanderaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. Moses v. SkanderaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2015
  5. Elane Photography, LLC v. WillockNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2013

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