The Satanic Temple Deposes a Boston Mayoral Candidate in Its Lawsuit Over Council Meeting Invocations
The Satanic Temple (“TST”) has issued a legal notice calling for the deposition of former Boston City Council President and current Mayoral candidate, Michelle Wu. TST’s attorney, Matt Kezhaya, issued the notice of deposition and subpoena.
The City Council has a religious invocation prior to its meetings and decides who may speak. On three separate occasions, The Satanic Temple reached out to the Council and asked for an opportunity to deliver in an invocation. Each time, the City Council refused.
Lucien Greaves, spokesperson for TST, said, “Michelle Wu and her council members openly admit that they decide who may and may not be allowed to deliver a prayer in the public square based on their predilections and biases. That is the very definition of discrimination. It is deeply troubling that a person who studied Constitutional Law at Harvard would not understand this basic fact.”
