The Racine Journal Times reports that the ACLU is demanding the City of Racine drop charges against 445 people who attended a rave-style Halloween fundraiser for a local theatre group, arguing the citations "violated the partygoers' First Amendment rights to dance and hear music."

If the city does not drop the charges, the ACLU says the city risks " a costly legal battle over the tickets."

We reported on the raid shortly after it happened. Here's the gist of the case, according to a prepared police statement:

"Based on information from the U.S. Customs Service, undercover officers went through the Haunted Theater (Uptown Theater) at 1430 Washington Ave. After the very brief tour, officers were directed to the basement of Tradewinds Village, 1518 Washington Ave., for the party. There they bought Ecstasy and Ketamine." Although only three arrests were made, police issued citations to 445 attendees with a penalty of $968 each for being "patrons of a disorderly house."

Thanks to Pete Karas, CIC of Cims.Com for bringing the update to our attention.