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====Date: [[:Category:1995 - 2005|1995 - 2005]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Date: [[:Category:2001|2001]]====


====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]====
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]====


====Subject: [[:Category:Other|Other]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]====


====Medium: [[:Category:Dance|Dance]] [[:Category:Music|Music]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Medium: [[:Category:Dance|Dance]] and [[:Category:Music|Music]]====
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'''Artist:''' Rave party-goers
'''Artist:''' Rave party-goers


'''Confronting Bodies:''' New Orleans lawmakers
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)


'''Dates of Action:''' February 2002
'''Dates of Action:''' 2001


'''Location:''' New Orleans, Louisiana
'''Location:''' New Orleans, Louisiana


'''Description of Artwork:''' Chldren's pacifiers, vapour rub and glow sticks.  <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' Symbols of rave culture such as masks, glow items, pacifiers, and vapor rub.  <P>


'''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. <P>
'''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