politics @lemmy.world dantheclamman @lemmy.world 4 mo. ago

Freedom From Religion Foundation settles Satanic Temple discrimination lawsuit with Memphis-area school

ffrf.org BREAKING: FFRF settles Satanic Temple discrimination lawsuit with Memphis-area school — Freedom From Religion Foundation

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has reached a settlement on behalf of The Satanic Temple, in a federal lawsuit filed earlier this year against the Shelby County Board of Education in Memphis, Tenn., over serious First Amendment violations. FFRF represented the Temple in the suit and successfull...

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The board will pay over $15,000 to resolve the suit. That includes $14,845 in attorneys’ fees and costs to FFRF and cooperating counsel. The board will also pay one dollar for nominal damages to The Satanic Temple and $196.71 for various fees previously paid by the Temple in connection with rental reservations that had not yet been refunded.

Further, the Shelby County Board of Education has agreed not to discriminate against the organization with regard to its requests to rent and use school board property at Chimneyrock Elementary School; the Temple will be subject to the same rules and requirements as other nonprofit organizations seeking to rent or use the school’s facilities. In addition, the school board’s administration has promised not to hold any press conference with regard to the Temple’s lawful rental or use of school property.
- Ah nice. Lawyers get ~99.5%
  
  That seems right. /s
  
  It's FFRF lawyers though. They are already working at well below the high salaries that people typically associate with lawyers. They have these jobs because they believe in these causes and are trying to help the public.
  
  Besides, the plantiff wasn't seeking to cash in on the situation, they just wanted equal rights/benefits to be provided for all religious groups, which it sounds like they got.
  
  They got everything the satanic temple wanted, and they're just costs. This wasn't ever about the money, it was about making sure the constitution was followed.
  
  People get mad at good points. I remember when Experian compromised millions of people's private information. Apparently my SSN leaked forever is worth $7.
  
  Should they ... not be payed for their labor?
Another victory!
- not exactly. a victory would have been for the court to disallow use to any religious organization at all - in accordance with the separation of church and state - but this (a settlement to allow equal use to all) is an acceptable compromise, imo.
  
  I'll take what I can get. So much grim news on this front these days
  
  I agree in spirit, but that's not what the lawsuit was. The lawsuit was victorious.
  
  Eh, not quite what that means. Separation of church and state means no church in government decisions. It doesn’t mean “no church in the building.”

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