Shefali Aurora

“State officials have made it clear that they denied TST permission to hold events in the Capitol rotunda because they disagreed with their religious viewpoint,”

Shefali Aurora · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03

An ACLU of Iowa staff attorney issued a statement on a federal court order requiring Iowa officials to permit a Satanic Temple holiday event at the state capitol.

“It is a foundational principle that the government cannot restrict speech in this way, favor one religion over another, or discriminate against religious groups because they don’t agree with them.”

Shefali Aurora · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03

Shefali Aurora's statement argued that the government cannot restrict speech or discriminate against religious groups based on disagreement with their views.