Queer Satanic<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InformedDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InformedDissent</span></a> The Satanic Temple Inc. v Shelby County Board of Education close to an end </p><p>-<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68356813/the-satanic-temple-inc-v-shelby-county-board-of-education/?order_by=desc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">courtlistener.com/docket/68356</span><span class="invisible">813/the-satanic-temple-inc-v-shelby-county-board-of-education/?order_by=desc</span></a><br>-<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68356813/22/the-satanic-temple-inc-v-shelby-county-board-of-education/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">courtlistener.com/docket/68356</span><span class="invisible">813/22/the-satanic-temple-inc-v-shelby-county-board-of-education/</span></a></p><p>Looks like the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreedomFromReligionFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomFromReligionFoundation</span></a> is about to get a good settlement for TST in their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ASSclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASSclub</span></a> case.</p><p>From the original complaint, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FFRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FFRF</span></a> is only asking for $1 plus attorney's fees<br><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68356813/1/the-satanic-temple-inc-v-shelby-county-board-of-education/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">courtlistener.com/docket/68356</span><span class="invisible">813/1/the-satanic-temple-inc-v-shelby-county-board-of-education/</span></a></p><p>> Nominal Damages<br>> 215. The Satanic Temple requests an entry of judgment for nominal damages in the amount of $1 for violations of its constitutional rights.<br>><br>> Attorneys’ Fees and Costs<br>> 216. The Satanic Temple requests an order awarding it the costs of this action, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, under 42 U.S.C. § 1988.</p><p>It's true that Satanists have an uphill battle in courts, but this is more evidence that The Satanic Temple is to blame for most of its court failures, rather than "corrupt judges"</p><p>The FFRF filed a competent complaint with specific quotes/citations rather than bald assertions, and, maybe even more importantly, their legal team seemed to actively be seeking a favorable settlement rather than trying to be the biggest douchebags possible.</p><p>(The Satanic Temple is bad at that.)</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShelbyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShelbyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Satanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satanism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lawsuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lawsuits</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TheSatanicTemple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheSatanicTemple</span></a></p>