Legal Opinion

Marilyn Manson, Inc. v. New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided May 7, 1997No. Civil Action 97-2229PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WOLIN, District Judge.

Currently before the Court is an application to enjoin the New Jersey Sports Exposition Authority (“NJSEA”) from preventing the “OzzFest ‘97” concert, which includes performer “Marilyn Manson,” from being held on June 15, 1997 at Giants Stadium. Marilyn Manson is a heavy metal band that the NJSEA has deemed objectionable. Marilyn Manson’s right of passage to perform at Giants Stadium is now impeded by roadblocks created by the collision between well established constitutional and contractual principles.

This Court ordered on April 29, 1997 that the NJSEA appear on…

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