Nevada Regent Backs Off Proposal to Ban ‘Gangsta Rap’ Concerts on Campuses
RENO, Nev.
Acknowledging it is unconstitutional, Regent Stavros Anthony has backed off his proposal to ban commercial “gangsta rap” concerts on university campuses.
A 90-minute discussion at the a recent regents’ meeting saw a number of officials, including University System Chancellor James E. Rogers, criticize Anthony’s idea on First Amendment grounds.
Anthony backed off saying the legal hurdles were insurmountable.
“It is still my opinion that these type of groups that promote violence should not be on our university property,” he said. “But I’ve been told by plenty of lawyers here that it is a violation of the First Amendment, and I have to work with that.”
Anthony said he still intends to move forward with a proposal to protect the safety of the public at events on university campuses.
