filed the suit in April. She claimed that the state’s antidiscrimination laws forced her to choose between going against her religious convictions and paying fines up to $100,000.
She sued the state after being asked to photograph seven same-sex couples, according to NBC News.U.S. District Judge Frank P.
Geraci Jr. of Western New York dismissed the photographer’s argument Monday.“The Court is not persuaded,” he wrote in his decision.“The crux of Plaintiff’s claims is that her photography is the product of her unique artistic style and vision.
Thus, an exemption for Plaintiff’s unique, non-fungible services would necessarily undermine, not serve, the state’s purpose, as it would 'relegate [same-sex couples] to an inferior market' than that.