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DETROIT 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan today hailed a federal appeals court ruling that allows fans of rap duo Insane Clown Posse 鈥� known as 鈥淛uggalos鈥� 鈥� to move forward with a lawsuit against the FBI for designating Juggalos a criminal gang.

鈥淲e are thrilled to have the opportunity to prove what everyone knows: While the Juggalos may be non-conformists, they are certainly not a criminal gang,鈥� said Michael J. Steinberg, legal director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan.

Filed by the 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan in January 2014 on behalf of four Juggalos and the two members of Insane Clown Posse (ICP), the lawsuit argues that the fans were wrongly listed as a 鈥渉ybrid鈥� gang in 2011 in the Justice Department鈥檚 National Gang Threat Assessment report and suffered harassment as a result. The suit, which demands that the Juggalos be removed from the list, was dismissed by a U.S. district court judge who contended that the clients lacked 鈥渓egal standing鈥� to bring the complaint.

However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reinstated the suit yesterday, saying the Juggalos can proceed because they assert that the improper gang designation has caused them substantial harm.

鈥淲e鈥檙e thankful that the Juggalo family will finally get their day in court,鈥� said ICP members Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J in a press statement. 鈥淒iscrimination against someone based solely upon the type of music they listen to is just flat out wrong and it鈥檚 time that the legal system acknowledges that. The FBI鈥檚 labeling of Juggalos as a gang has wreaked havoc on thousands of lives, resulting in job losses, dismissal from military service, eviction, lost child custody and constant harassment and profiling from law enforcement organizations all across the country.

鈥淲e thank our incredible legal team and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan for standing up for the rights of Juggalos and we can鈥檛 wait to get back in that courtroom and fight to clear our family name. To all Juggalos 鈥� thank you for standing strong with us in this battle and MUCH CLOWN LOVE! WHOOP WHOOP!鈥�

Saura Sahu, the 老澳门开奖结果 cooperating attorney who argued the case, recounted the problems that have arisen from the FBI designation and praised the decision. 鈥淥ur clients have been pulled over by police, arrested and denied jobs because of the gang designation and they have become fearful to express their affinity with other Juggalos and ICP," Sahu said. "They are entitled to have their day in court.鈥�