<p>Federal court says group likely to win its free speech claim and tells officials to approve application within seven days</p><p>A federal judge ordered state officials in Iowa on Monday to permit a local Satanic Temple organization to hold a holiday event in the rotunda of the state capitol after years of denying the group’s application.</p><p>The religious organization and Iowa Republican state officials have been in a legal battle over the group’s applications to hold a holiday event at the state capitol in recent years.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/iowa-satanic-temple-holiday-event-judge">Continue reading...</a>
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Judge orders Iowa to permit Satanic Temple holiday event at state capitol
<p>Federal court says group likely to win its free speech claim and tells officials to approve application within seven days</p><p>A federal judge ordered state officials in Iowa on Monday to permit a local Satanic Temple organization to hold a holiday event in the rotunda of the state capitol after years of denying the group’s application.</p><p>The religious organization and Iowa Republican state officials have been in a legal battle over the group’s applications to hold a holiday event at the state capitol in recent years.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/iowa-satanic-temple-holiday-event-judge">Continue reading...</a>