After School Satan Clubs have been increasing in popularity after legal victories in the name of free speech.

In Pennsylvania, the Saucon Valley School District refused to allow a Satan Club to meet on school grounds. A court recently ruled in favor of the Satanic Temple and the American Civil Liberties Union, which challenged the school's ban in a lawsuit. In his ruling, Judge John M. Gallagher said that pushback against the club was inconsistent with the First Amendment.

“When confronted with a challenge to free speech, the government’s first instinct must be to forward expression rather than quash it," he stated. "Particularly when the content is controversial or inconvenient. Nothing less is consistent with the expressed purpose of American government to secure the core, innate rights of its people.”

Founded in 2014, the Satanic Temple states that its mission is to "encourage benevolence and empathy, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practical common sense, oppose injustice, and undertake noble pursuits." Among other advocacy projects, TST has fought for the abolition of corporal punishment in public schools, and has "provided religious exemption and legal protection against laws that unscientifically restrict people's reproductive autonomy."

The After School Satan Clubs are meant to stand alongside "other religious after-school clubs in schools besieged by proselytizing organizations." The club itself does not proselytize or give instructions in satanic worship, but rather provides an alternative to after school Christian clubs for agnostics, atheists, and religious minorities. Many clubs teach about environmentalism, as well as nature and animals.

Right now, After School Satan Clubs are only available in primary schools, but through their recent partnership with the Secular Student Alliance, they are working to bring the club to high school and college institutions.

In a statement in response to the Pennsylvania ruling, deputy legal director of ACLU Pennsylvania Sara Rose praised the decision for ending the "brazen discrimination" from district officials and parents.

“This ruling sends a powerful message that the First Amendment protects the viewpoints and beliefs of all people and faiths," she said. "When a school district opens up its facilities, it cannot discriminate based on religious beliefs. This ruling reinforces the principle of equal access and ensures that all views have a fair opportunity to be expressed.”