# Judge orders Iowa to permit Satanic Temple holiday event at state capitol

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-03T13:14:46+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/iowa-satanic-temple-holiday-event-judge
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/judge-orders-iowa-to-permit-satanic-temple-holiday-event-at-state-capi-092882/

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 capitol after years of denying the group’s application. The religious organization and Iowa Republican state officials hav

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