Judge orders Iowa to allow Satanic Temple holiday event at state Capitol

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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A federal judge on Monday ordered Iowa state officials to let a local chapter of The Satanic Temple hold a holiday event in the State Capitol rotunda, after years of rejecting its applications, the outlets report. Chief District Judge Stephanie M. Rose wrote that the group was likely to succeed on its free speech claim and directed officials to approve the application within seven days. The ACLU of Iowa and the temple sued in August, alleging discrimination. The state attorney general’s office said state Republicans intend to appeal. Officials have cited Capitol policies barring gratuitous violence and obscene displays.

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A federal judge ordered Iowa state officials to permit a local Satanic Temple group to hold a holiday event in the state Capitol rotunda.
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The Guardian
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State officials had rejected the group’s applications for years before the ruling.
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Raw Story
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The Guardian
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Chief District Judge Stephanie M. Rose wrote that the group was likely to succeed on its free speech claim.
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The judge directed the state to approve the application within seven days.
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The Satanic Temple and an Iowa chapter leader sued the state in August, alleging discrimination.
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The attorney general’s office said state Republicans intend to appeal the ruling.
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All sides report that a federal judge ordered Iowa officials to let the Satanic Temple hold a holiday event in the Capitol rotunda. The left stresses the free speech claim and the state’s appeal plans, while the right gives the judge’s order and the event’s one-day length.

the left
2 outlets
Left headlines split: Far Left Raw Story frames the ruling as a red state forced to bow to Satanists, while Left outlet The Guardian reports the judge’s order plainly.
Partisan shorthand“Red state”Labeling the state by party color frames a government action through partisan identity rather than describing the court order.More neutral: IowaDisagree with this highlight? Loaded verb“ordered to bow to Satanists”Bow to implies submission and a contest of power, which the court order itself does not describe.More neutral: ordered to allow the Satanic Temple to hold an eventDisagree with this highlight? as judge clears way for Capitol holiday event
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The Washington Times headline states the federal judge’s order plainly, with the one-day length of the event as its only added detail.
Federal judge orders Iowa to allow Satanic Temple to hold one-day holiday event in the state Capitol
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Red stateordered to bow to Satanists
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Red stateMore neutral: Iowa
Labeling the state by party color frames a government action through partisan identity rather than describing the court order.
Red state ordered to bow to Satanists as judge clears way for Capitol holiday event
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ordered to bow to SatanistsMore neutral: ordered to allow the Satanic Temple to hold an event
Bow to implies submission and a contest of power, which the court order itself does not describe.
Red state ordered to bow to Satanists as judge clears way for Capitol holiday event
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ACLU free speech and discrimination claims
other groups allowed in the rotunda
judge’s finding of likely success
state’s plans to appeal

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the event being a single day

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Raw StoryFar Left
Partisan shorthand“Red state”Labeling the state by party color frames a government action through partisan identity rather than describing the court order.More neutral: IowaDisagree with this highlight? Loaded verb“ordered to bow to Satanists”Bow to implies submission and a contest of power, which the court order itself does not describe.More neutral: ordered to allow the Satanic Temple to hold an eventDisagree with this highlight? as judge clears way for Capitol holiday event
The ACLU of Iowa has won a preliminary injunction that clears the way for The Satanic Temple to stage a holiday event next month in the Iowa Capitol rotunda. In August, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the state in the U.S. …
2 hr agoRead at Raw Story (opens in a new tab)
The GuardianLeft
Judge orders Iowa to permit Satanic Temple holiday event at state capitol
Federal court says group likely to win its free speech claim and tells officials to approve application within seven days 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 …
8 hr agoRead at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

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the federal judge’s order
the one-day length of the event
years of rejected applications

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the judge’s finding that the group is likely to win on free speech grounds
the state’s stated intent to appeal

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The Washington TimesRight
Federal judge orders Iowa to allow Satanic Temple to hold one-day holiday event in the state Capitol
A federal judge on Monday ordered Iowa state officials to allow a local Satanic Temple organization to hold a holiday event in the rotunda of the state Capitol after years of rejecting their application.
9 hr agoRead at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
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Judge orders Iowa to allow Satanic Temple holiday event at state Capitol

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