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Queer SatanicQueerSatanic@kolektiva.social
2024-07-06

#InformedDissent United States v. Terpstra update
courtlistener.com/docket/68510

The judge thinks #LukeIsaac#Terpstra deserves to be evaluated for his mental competency in his case.

#Terpstra is the #Michigan guy who allegedly had been casing The Satanic Temple's Salem HQ and planned to use explosives on it but got caught when his parents turned him in to the cops b/c he admitted his plans while being evicted and they were helping him move

queersatanic.com/the-new-heret

This is a prosecution for transportation of an explosive with intent to kill, injure, or intimidate or damage or destroy property and possession of an unregistered destructive device. The defendant has moved for a competency evaluation per 18 U.S.C. § 4241, based on defense counsel’s concerns that defendant may be experiencing delusional and/or psychotic symptoms. The government takes no position on defense counsel’s motion. Defendant’s motion is hereby GRANTED. The Court finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that defendant may be suffering from a mental disease or defect that renders him incompetent to the extent that he may be unable to understand the nature and consequences of the proceedings and to assist properly in his defense.
Queer SatanicQueerSatanic@kolektiva.social
2024-07-06

#InformedDissent The Satanic Temple Inc. v Shelby County Board of Education close to an end

-courtlistener.com/docket/68356
-courtlistener.com/docket/68356

Looks like the #FreedomFromReligionFoundation is about to get a good settlement for TST in their #ASSclub case.

From the original complaint, the #FFRF is only asking for $1 plus attorney's fees
courtlistener.com/docket/68356

> Nominal Damages
> 215. The Satanic Temple requests an entry of judgment for nominal damages in the amount of $1 for violations of its constitutional rights.
>
> Attorneys’ Fees and Costs
> 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.

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"

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.

(The Satanic Temple is bad at that.)

#Tennessee #ShelbyCounty #Satanism #Lawsuits #TheSatanicTemple

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given pursuant to Local Rule 83.13(a) that the parties, The Satanic Temple and Shelby County Board of Education, have reached a settlement. The parties anticipate finalizing the settlement and filing a voluntary motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(@) within 14 days.

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