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Kentucky City to Pay Photographer $800K in Same-Sex Wedding Discrimination Case
Louisville agreed to pay $800,000 to photographer Chelsey Nelson to settle claims that its anti-discrimination ordinance violated her religious freedom.
- Louisville agreed to pay $800,000 to photographer Chelsey Nelson, settling a 2019 lawsuit over the city's Fairness Ordinance that she claimed violated her Southern Baptist beliefs regarding same-sex weddings.
- The Fairness Ordinance protects the LGBTQ community from discrimination, but Nelson claimed it unlawfully restricted her ability to explain her beliefs on her website and compelled her to photograph same-sex weddings.
- Backed by the Alliance Defending Freedom, Senior Counsel Bryan Neihart argued, "The government cannot force Americans to say things they don't believe," citing First Amendment protections for compelled speech.
- Mayor Craig Greenberg stated the ordinance remains in effect, emphasizing it enshrines the city's commitment to treating every member of Louisville with respect and dignity despite the settlement.
- The case relied on a recent Supreme Court ruling regarding religious grounds for refusing services, positioning the settlement within broader First Amendment debates over compelled speech and anti-discrimination law.
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Kentucky city to pay photographer $800K in same-sex wedding discrimination case
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Kentucky city to pay $800k in same-sex wedding discrimination case
A Kentucky city will pay $800,000 in legal fees to a photographer who challenged its LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination law in a same-sex wedding case. Chelsey Nelson sued Louisville in 2019, arguing the city’s Fairness Ordinance could force her to create content celebrating marriages that conflict with her religious beliefs. The case, backed by conservative legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, ran for several years before the city agreed to a settle…
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