Satanic Temple, The v. Belle Plaine, City of
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Satanic Temple, The v. Belle Plaine, City of | |
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Plaintiff | The Satanic Temple Inc. |
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Intervenor | N/A |
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First Appeal | N/A |
Second Appeal | N/A |
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Judge Dismisses Majority of Claims in Satanic Temple Lawsuit
- Nine out of 10 claims the Satanic temple made against the city of Belle Plaine in a lawsuit over a whether one of their monuments could be erected in Veteran's Park have been dismissed.
- U.S. Judge Wilhelmina Wright threw out the Temple's claims that the city's actions violated their free speech and exercise of religion.
- The remaining claim alleges that the city more or less breached a contract when they rescinded a permit allowing the monument.
- The Temple's attorney Matt Kezhaya told the Star Tribune that he plans to determine which of the dismissed claims can be raised again in a refiled complaint.