Symbols of Rave Culture
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Date: 1995 - 2005 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Region: North America [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]
Subject: Other [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Medium: Dance Music [[:Category:|]]
Artist: Rave party-goers
Confronting Bodies: New Orleans lawmakers
Dates of Action: February 2002
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Description of Artwork: Chldren's pacifiers, vapour rub and glow sticks.
The Incident: New Orleans' officials attempted to ban glow sticks, vapour rub and pacifiers from use at rave parties because of their alleged association with drug use.
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.
Source: Freedom Forum [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]
