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Posted Thu, March 13th, 2014 10:22 pm

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Petition of the day

Posted Thu, March 13th, 2014 10:22 pm by Mary Pat Dwyer

The petition of the day is:

Elane Photography, LLC v. Willock

13-585

Issue: Whether applying a state public-accommodations statute to require a photographer to create expressive images and picture-books conveying messages that conflict with her religious beliefs violates the First Amendment’s ban on compelled speech.

Posted in Elane Photography, LLC v. Willock, Cases in the Pipeline

Recommended Citation: Mary Pat Dwyer, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Mar. 13, 2014, 10:22 PM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/03/petition-of-the-day-569/

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