The court ruled the group cannot sue because it failed to name a single pregnant member affected by the law.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by The Satanic Temple (TST) against Indiana officials. TST argued that Indiana’s ban on telehealth abortions violated its religious rights. The court ruled that TST lacked standing because it relied on statistical probability rather than identifying specific injured members. The judges also found that TST had no concrete plans to violate the law. This meant the threat of prosecution was speculative rather than imminent. The decision confirms that organizations must identify actual victims or demonstrate specific intent to break the law to challenge state statutes in federal court.Â
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