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Emilee Carpenter Photography v. James

Emilee Carpenter Photography v. James
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Summary

New York state law forces photographer and blogger Emilee Carpenter to create photographs and blogs celebrating same-sex weddings if she does so for weddings between one man and one woman. Penalties for violating the law include fines of up to $100,000, a revoked business license, and up to a year in jail.

(Photo credit: Emilee Carpenter)

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Commentary

NY Photographer Challenges State Sexual Orientation And Gender Law That Stifles Her Artistic Freedom

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Case Documents

Court
Title
Date
Trial Court
Reply in Support of Plaintiffs’ Renewed Preliminary Injunction Motion
04/03/2025
Trial Court
Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs’ Renewed Preliminary Injunction Motion
02/18/2025
Trial Court
Notice of dismissal of claims against the County Defendant & Stipulation of Non-Enforcement
01/06/2025
Appellate Court
Opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
07/12/2024
Appellate Court
Supplemental letter brief filed with U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
07/14/2023
Appellate Court
Reply Brief of Appellants
05/23/2022
Appellate Court
Amicus brief of State of Nebraska et al in support of appellants
03/14/2022
Appellate Court
Amicus brief for Mountain States Legal Foundation in support of appellants
03/14/2022
Appellate Court
Amicus brief for Law and Economic Scholars in support of appellants
03/11/2022
Appellate Court
Amicus brief for Harvest House Publishers and Foundry Publishing in support of appellants
03/11/2022
Appellate Court
Opening Brief of Appellants
03/04/2022
Appellate Court
Notice of appeal
01/12/2022
Trial Court
Decision and Order
12/13/2021
Trial Court
Memorandum of law in response to state defendant’s motion to dismiss
07/07/2021
Trial Court
Combined memorandum of law in response to county defendant’s motion to dismiss and reply in support of plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction
07/07/2021
Trial Court
Plaintiffs’ reply in support for preliminary injunction
07/07/2021
Trial Court
Amicus brief of the Frederick Douglass Foundation, Coalition of African American Pastors, The Restoration Project, and Conservative Clergy of Color filed with district court in support of palntiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction
06/21/2021
Trial Court
Amicus brief in support of plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction – New Yorker’s Family Research Foundation and New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms
06/04/2021
Trial Court
Amicus brief of 14 states filed with district court in support of plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction
06/04/2021
Trial Court
Memorandum of law in support of plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction motion
04/06/2021
Trial Court
Complaint
04/06/2021

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Case Profiles

Bryan Neihart

Bryan Neihart

Senior Counsel

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Jonathan Scruggs

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