The Satanic Temple Inc. can’t sue a Texas health official over state abortion laws that allegedly interfere with its religious beliefs, a federal court said.
The group’s complaint was too spare and cryptic to support its standing to sue Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Cecile Young or overcome her sovereign immunity on its claims for violations of the First Amendment’s free speech, free exercise, and establishment clauses, the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas said.
Individual plaintiff Ann Doe, a member of the group, lacked standing because she didn’t allege any facts about herself or ...
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