The Satanic Temple has asked to fly its flag over Boston City Hall after the US Supreme Court this week ruled that the city violated a Christian group’s constitutional free speech rights by refusing to raise a flag bearing the image of a cross. The Salem, Massachusetts-based Satanic Temple following the ruling posted a request filed on Tuesday with the city’s property department asking to have its flag raised for “Satanic Appreciation Week” from 23 to 29 July. The city had operated a programme that let private groups use the flagpole while holding events in the plaza below. It suspended the pr…