A federal judge ruled today the

may not ban its students from wearing breast cancer awareness bracelets that read "I Heart Boobies."

In a 40-page decision released today, U.S. District Judge Mary McLaughlin said the bracelets cannot reasonably be considered "lewd or vulgar," which is the legal basis by which a district may restrict student speech.

The judge also said the district failed to present evidence that the bracelets resulted in a school disruption or student misbehavior.

The matter made its way to the U.S. District Court after 12-year-old Kayla Martinez and Brianna Hawk, 13, wore the bracelets to Easton Area Middle School in defiance of a ban against them. The girls were suspended as a result, and they filed a lawsuit fighting the district's bracelet ban.

McLaughlin's decision does not necessarily end the lawsuit, according to Mary Catherine Roper, staff attorney with the

, which is representing the girls.

Today's ruling only temporarily overturns the bracelet ban while the lawsuit proceeds. A final ruling on the suit itself has not been rendered.

However, in making that decision, the judge had to determine the likelihood of the lawsuit's success, and her ruling today strongly indicates that likelihood is strong.

Superintendent Susan McGinley and John Freund, the attorney representing the district, did not respond to messages for comment.

District Director of Teaching and Learning Steve Furst declined comment.