Legal Opinion
The Satanic Temple Inc. v. The City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 31, 2024No. 1:23-cv-02780Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION THE SATANIC TEMPLE, INC., and ) ADAM VAVRICK, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Case No. 23 C 2780 v. ) ) Judge Joan H. Lefkow THE CITY OF CHICAGO, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER In this lawsuit, The Satanic Temple, Inc. and its Minister of Satan, Adam Vavrick, allege that the City of Chicago violates the First Amendment by refusing to allow Vavrick to deliver an invocation on behalf of The Satanic Temple at a Chicago City Council meeting. They seek compensatory, declaratory and injunctive relief. Before the…
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