DETROIT - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit aimed at scrubbing an FBI report that describes fans of the rap-metal duo Insane Clown Posse as a loosely organized gang.
Detroit federal Judge Robert Cleland says the government isn't responsible for acts by local police agencies that use the 2011 report.
Fans of Insane Clown Posse are known as Juggalos. The FBI report labels the Juggalos as a "loosely organized hybrid gang," although that description isn't part of the most recent national report on gangs.
Juggalos say their reputations have suffered because they have jewelry or tattoos with the group's symbol, a man running with a hatchet.
The lawsuit was dismissed last week. The Insane Clown Posse is Joseph Bruce, known as Violent J, and Joseph Utsler, known as Shaggy 2 Dope.
