Torries v. Hebert

MEMORANDUM RULING

MELANCON, District Judge.

Before the Court is plaintiffs’ application for a preliminary injunction. The Court’s analysis of plaintiffs’ application begins with a recognition that “all — political and non-political — musical expression, like other forms of entertainment, is a matter of [Fjirst [Ajmendment concern”; 1 that “[m]usic, as a form of expression and communication, is protected under the First Amendment”; 2 that the “First Amendment protection extends to rap music”; 3 and that the First Amendment protection is not weakened because the music takes on an unpopular or…