The Satanic Temple, Inc. v. Lamar Media Corporation
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| The Satanic Temple, Inc. v. Lamar Media Corporation | |
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| Filing Date | 2/25/2022 |
| Original Jurisdiction | US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas |
| Plaintiff | The Satanic Temple Inc. |
| Defendant | Lamar Advantage GP Company, LLC; Lamar Advantage Holding Company; Lamar Media Company |
| Intervenor | N/A |
| State | Arkansas |
| Case# | 5:22-cv-05033 |
| Original Result | Ongoing |
| First Appeal | N/A |
| Second Appeal | N/A |
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The Satanic Temple Inc. withdrew from a previous state-level lawsuit against Lamar Advertising of Louisiana, LLC ("Lamar I") in Februrary 2021 prior to re-filing in federal court approximately a year later.
Both cases centered on the billboard company denying a proposed design by The Satanic Temple, with the Temple accusing Lamar Advertising of religious discrimination and Lamar Advertising asserting that TST's unproven claims of being able to avert state abortion laws were at issue.