New York pays $225K as punishment and ends abuse of Christian photographer
"This is a victory on many fronts. Leftist pro-homosexual state nazies can not harrass private photographers and force them to bow to their demonic demands to give up their moral values to appease their evil anti-religious practices and now must pay for their wrongful abuse, " says Eugene Delgaudio, president of Public Advocate.
Two months after a federal judge blocked New York from forcing a Christian photographer to provide services for same-sex weddings, the state has agreed to a settlement bringing four years of litigation to an end.
As part of the agreement reached Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, New York's Democratic Attorney General Letitia James and Commissioner of the New York State Division of Human Rights Denise Miranda have been ordered not to enforce several provisions of New York's antidiscrimination laws against Emilee Carpenter Photography.
Under the terms of the agreement, the defendants will pay $225,000 in attorney's fees stemming from the litigation first filed by Carpenter in 2021...............
....................."Free speech is for everyone, and we're pleased to settle this case so that Emilee can speak her views on marriage without being punished by New York," he said in a statement Tuesday. "As the Supreme Court reaffirmed in 303 Creative, the government can't force Americans to say things they don't believe."
Photo credit Youtube Emilee Carpenter