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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:2001|2001]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category: | ====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Dance|Dance]] [[:Category:Music|Music | ====Medium: [[:Category:Dance|Dance]] and [[:Category:Music|Music]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Rave party-goers | '''Artist:''' Rave party-goers | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) | ||
'''Dates of Action:''' | '''Dates of Action:''' 2001 | ||
'''Location:''' New Orleans, Louisiana | '''Location:''' New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' | '''Description of Artwork:''' Symbols of rave culture such as masks, glow items, pacifiers, and vapor rub. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' | '''The Incident:''' DEA banned symbols of rave culture from a prominent dance venue, saying that these items constitute "drug paraphernalia." <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' The U.S. District Court ruled that legal items could not be prohibited because of their association with illegal activities. According to Judge Thomas Porteous, this violated the party-goers First Amendment rights. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked a federal court to prohibit the government ban. The U.S. District Court ruled that legal items could not be prohibited because of their association with illegal activities. According to Judge Thomas Porteous, this violated the party-goers First Amendment rights. <P> | ||
'''Source:''' Freedom Forum | '''Source:''' Freedom Forum and https://laaclu.org/newsArchive.php?id=296#n296 | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 11 November 2016
Date: 2001
Region: North America
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Dance and Music
Artist: Rave party-goers
Confronting Bodies: Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Dates of Action: 2001
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Description of Artwork: Symbols of rave culture such as masks, glow items, pacifiers, and vapor rub.
The Incident: DEA banned symbols of rave culture from a prominent dance venue, saying that these items constitute "drug paraphernalia."
Results of Incident: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked a federal court to prohibit the government ban. The U.S. District Court ruled that legal items could not be prohibited because of their association with illegal activities. According to Judge Thomas Porteous, this violated the party-goers First Amendment rights.
Source: Freedom Forum and https://laaclu.org/newsArchive.php?id=296#n296
