By Jenn Selva and Shawna Mizelle | CNN
The Satanic Temple in Massachusetts is requesting that Boston fly its flag, after the Supreme Court docket dominated this week that town had violated the First Modification rights of a Christian group when it denied them flying their flag exterior of Metropolis Corridor.
Based on a replica of the request tweeted by The Satanic Temple, the group is asking Boston to fly the flag for “Satanic Appreciation Week” on July 23-29. The Satanic Temple mentioned its request was in response to the current ruling.
CNN reached out to The Satanic Temple for remark however didn't instantly hear again.
A spokesperson from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s workplace mentioned the workplace was “fastidiously reviewing the Court docket’s choice and its recognition of metropolis governments’ authority to function comparable applications,” including: “As we think about subsequent steps, we'll be certain that future Metropolis of Boston applications are aligned with this choice.”
Boston, based on town’s web site, not accepts flag elevating functions as of October 19, 2021.
The push comes after the nation’s highest court docket unanimously dominated on Monday that Boston had violated the First Modification rights of a bunch searching for to briefly increase a Christian flag atop a metropolis flagpole exterior of Metropolis Corridor as part of a metropolis program celebrating Boston’s larger neighborhood.
The court docket mentioned that the flag show amounted to a public discussion board and since many different teams had been allowed to boost their flags in celebration of the Boston neighborhood, town couldn't discriminate on the premise of the spiritual group’s viewpoint with out violating the Structure.
“We conclude that, on stability, Boston didn't make the elevating and flying of personal teams’ flags a type of authorities speech,” Justice Stephen Breyer wrote.
The Satanic Temple, based on its Twitter account, was based in 2013 and is the one federally acknowledged worldwide (non-theistic) spiritual Satanic group.