article_snippet.sent: The company, Elane Photography, refused the job because of the co-owner's religious beliefs.
article_snippet.sent: Willock sued Elane Photography for discrimination, and The company, Elane Photography defended The company, Elane Photography by citing Indiana's religious freedom law.
article_snippet.sent: Elane Photography lost the case because the court ruled that Elane Photography could not use Indiana's religious freedom law because the dispute was between two private parties and not a government entity.
article_snippet.sent: Elane Photography would have had the chance to make Elane Photography argument in court that Elane Photography denied the service because of religious reasons.
article_snippet.sent: In his opinion, if Elane Photography had been able to use Indiana's religious freedom law as a defense in New Mexico, Indiana's religious freedom law still likely would have lost the case.