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Hell yes: Washington state court dismisses latest lawsuit by Satanic Temple targeting former members

King County judge determines TST “has no rights to or interest” to Facebook memes page the national for-profit Satanic corporation has been suing to get since 2020 Seattle, Wash. – After almost four and a half years, The Satanic Temple’s infernal litigation against four former members may finally be coming to end. On Tuesday, a […]

September 24, 2024

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The Satanic Temple II: Electric Boogaloo

TST’s second lawsuit against four former members in Washington State rolls on in King County superior court. Now, as we were able to happily announce in January, The Satanic Temple is no longer suing us in federal court! Apparently TST decided that the Ninth Circuit requiring them to actually specify what and how they claimed […]

March 9, 2024

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Moreover, we’re no longer being sued by The Satanic Temple in federal court

UPDATE: AS OF FEB. 5, 2024, TST IS INDEED PURSUING THEIR STATE COURT CASE, BUT THEY HAVE DROPPED THE DEFAMATION CLAIM ENTIRELY, MAKING THEIR NEARLY FOUR-YEAR FEDERAL SLAPP CASE AGAINST US A COMPLETE LOSS

January 25, 2024

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2023 was a very bad year for The Satanic Temple in court

TST started two new lawsuits in 2023, but they lost eight existing cases and seem to have completely abandoned two others Yet again, the legal performance of The Satanic Temple was disappointing and incompetent at best, but just as likely the worse conclusion is true: it was a needless waste of much-needed resources by attention-seeking […]

December 22, 2023

Doug "Lucien Greaves" Misicko standing with open mouth saying "we suck lol" over the top part of a chart showing The Satanic Temple's legal failures as of December 2023

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Ninth Circuit gives Satanic Temple’s SLAPP suit mixed response

Federal appellate court affirms that failed cyberpiracy accusations were bogus but grants TST another chance to make defamation claim against four former members Jeremy Roller, attorney for the Defendants, told Law360: My clients are delighted that the Ninth Circuit affirmed Judge Jones’ dismissal of TST’s unfounded Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act claim. While we are disappointed […]

December 1, 2023

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What John Oliver gets wrong about The Satanic Temple and abortion rights

“Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic” is a funny name — and a distraction from what’s actually going on with TST’s New Mexico Telehealth Clinic In the most recent episode of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”, he made a mention of a particular publicity stunt by a certain satanic for-profit business-cum-church. In so […]

November 7, 2023

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The Satanic Temple is a threat to all Satanists

The Temple admits its members have more to fear from TST than they realize Longtime followers of The Satanic Temple’s legal history will know the Temple is, by design, a far greater threat to its own members than it has ever been interested in, or capable of, posing to the Christian Right. It’s still wild […]

August 28, 2023

From The Satanic Temple’s website’s FAQ section: “I saw something disparaging about TST online” TST's activities typically receive widespread support and glowing reviews. Unfortunately, our efforts sometimes attract negative attention from evangelists, violent abusers, and those seeking to profit from criticism of us. Some of these people join TST so that they can claim to be former members. Negative comments are often outright lies and defamatory. In instances where there is libel, we often take legal action. If you come across sensational accusations, the smallest amount of research is enough to debunk false claims.

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In Brief: Queer Satanic answers Satanic Temple’s appeal of failed SLAPP suit

Officially: Apellees’ Answering Brief in United Federation of Churches LLC v. David Johnson et al (23-35060) Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [Brief][Supplemental Excerpts of Record] Full text below as embed and HTML TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION This case arises from a dispute between a religious organization and its former members regarding the religious […]

June 26, 2023

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Wait, why is The Satanic Temple (still) suing you?

Because The Satanic Temple is an abusive religious organization owned by two thin-skinned men who use their organization’s collective wealth and resources to intimidate and punish critics. Jump to Okay. But why are they suing you specifically? Because one of the four co-defendants —David Johnson — criticized the two men — Doug Misicko and Cevin […]

June 23, 2023

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“Wait, why is The Satanic Temple suing you?”

A detailed look at TST’s case United Federation of Churches, LLC v. Johnson et al Timeline In 2014, a small group of people founded the Satanic Temple of Seattle; Nathan Sullivan was one of those founders. Throughout 2016 and 2017, a young but nationally prominent member of the Seattle religious organization found themself sexually harassed […]

April 22, 2023

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