ACLU sues State of Iowa over The Satanic Temple’s access to the Capitol rotunda
On behalf of The Satanic Temple, the ACLU of Iowa filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging the state has blocked the temple’s rights to free speech, nondiscrimination and religious exercise. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, stems from the state’s repeated refusal to grant permission for the group to stage what the ACLU of Iowa calls “a family-friendly winter holiday event” in the Iowa Capitol rotunda in the manner of other religious and civic groups. Named as defendants are the director of the Iowa Department of Administrative ...
