A history of hazing among Florida A&M band members can be mentioned by prosecutors in the trial of four ex-members charged in a drum major’s 2011 death, but the judge said Wednesday there should be no mention that the student killed was gay.

Judge Rene Roche also denied defense motions to drop manslaughter charges against the four defendants, and one challenging the constitutionality of Florida’s anti-hazing law. It was the last hearing scheduled before the trial next week.