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Satanists sue Arkansas to have satanic statue placed next to Ten Commandments at state Capitol

March 25, 2021

A group of Satanists have filed suit against Arkansas, requesting that a statue of a satanic deity be installed next to the Ten Commandments monument on the state Capitol grounds, Christian Headlines reports. A federal judge has allowed the Satanic Temple group to join a case brought against the state by ACLU and the Freedom from Religion Foundation, who want the Ten Commandments monument removed but not replaced with something else.

The Satanic Temple Holds Rally Protesting Ten Commandments Monument

August 17, 2018

The Satanic Temple held a ‘Rally for the First Amendment’ at the Arkansas State Capitol Thursday and brought with them a statue known as Baphomet, a goat-headed figure associated with the group.

Atheist Groups Sue to Remove Ten Commandments Monument from Arkansas State Capitol

May 28, 2018

Two atheist groups have filed a lawsuit against the state of Arkansas for a Ten Commandments monument erected in April after a man destroyed the first one by ramming it with his car last summer.

Satanic Temple Plans to Sue Arkansas over Ten Commandments Monument

May 1, 2018

The Satanic Temple responded swiftly to the installation of a new Ten Commandments monument on the Arkansas Capitol grounds in Little Rock.

10 Commandments Statue Must Be Removed, Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules

June 30, 2015

A Ten Commandments monument on the Oklahoma Capitol grounds is a religious symbol and must be removed because it violates the state’s constitutional ban on using public property to benefit a religion, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

ACLU suit targets Ten Commandments voted by lawmakers for Ky. capitol

June 1, 2015August 22, 2002

FRANKFORT, Ky. (BP)–A lawsuit to block a 7-foot-tall Ten Commandments monument from the Kentucky capitol grounds has been filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Indiana Civil Liberties Union Retreats in its Attack on Ten Commandments Monument

June 25, 2018August 4, 2001

(Ann Arbor, Michigan) – A lawsuit brought by the Indiana Civil Liberties Union (ICLU), on behalf of two plaintiffs, to take down a Ten Commandments monument that has stood in front of the Knox County Courthouse since 1958 was recently dismissed by a federal judge.

ACLJ Disappointed With Supreme Court Decision Not To Hear Indiana 10 Commandments Case

June 4, 2015May 29, 2001

(Washington, DC) â€“ The American Center for Law and Justice, an international public interest law firm, said today the U.S. Supreme Court â€œmissed an important opportunity to clarify an issue that has become the center of a national debateâ€ when it refused to consider an appeal of a case out of Indiana where a lower court ruled that a monument of the Ten Commandments which has been on display for more than 40 years is unconstitutional.

ACLJ To Defend Nebraska City in Ten Commandments Lawsuit

June 4, 2015May 21, 2001

(Virginia Beach, VA) â€“ The American Center for Law and Justice, an international public interest law firm, said today it will defend the City of Plattsmouth, Nebraska which has been sued by the ACLU to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments which has been displayed in a park since 1965.

Ten Commandments Monument in Nebraska Cemetery: Another ACLU Lawsuit?

June 8, 2015August 30, 2000

(AgapePress) – City officials and some residents of Hastings, Nebraska, are concerned that a monument featuring the Ten Commandments at a city cemetery could be the target of the American Civil Liberties Union.

U.S. Courts uphold order to remove Ten Commandments displays in Kentucky

June 8, 2015June 5, 2000

5 June 2000 (Newsroom) — Two United States courts have upheld judicial orders to remove wall displays with the Ten Commandments from a public school district and two county courthouses in Kentucky. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and a U.S. District Court denied motions to stay the preliminary injunctions issued last month by federal judge Jennifer B. Coffman.

U.S. judge orders removal of Ten Commandments from Kentucky public buildings

June 8, 2015May 18, 2000

18 May 2000 (Newsroom) — A U.S. federal court in Kentucky has ordered state officials to remove wall displays that include the Ten Commandments from classrooms in a public school district and two county courthouses. Judge Jennifer B. Coffman issued three nearly identical preliminary injunctions on May 5, arguing that the wall displays amounted to government endorsement of a particular religion, in conflict with the First Amendment.