Rapper Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, in court. (Natrice Miller/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via ZUMA Press Wire) Jury selection is underway in the Young Slime Life (YSL) RICO trial ...
A Muslim man claims his rap lyrics “I’m a doper for real,” were wrongfully included in his trial over distribution of the drug eutylone. RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — A Fourth Circuit panel heard arguments ...
The use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials has become a controversial practice in the legal system. This trend raises concerns about freedom of expression, racial bias, and the ...
The use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal prosecutions has been a contentious issue for decades, stirring debates over free speech, artistic expression, and fair trial rights. This practice, ...
The closest the U.S. Supreme Court has come to assessing whether rap lyrics can be used in prosecutions was in a case where it looked at whether they were a “true threat” that made someone believe ...
Source Exclusive: Rap Artist Kemba Discusses Sundance Documentary, “As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial”
As Young Thug’s trial enters its third week, much of the controversy surrounding his case is the judge’s ruling that his song lyrics can be admitted by prosecutors as evidence in the case on a ...
No one believes that country music legend Johnny Cash shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. When Cash in 1968 released “Folsom Prison Blues,” a ballad about shooting and killing a man for no ...
Prosecutors' use of rap lyrics at trial has come under scrutiny. A California judge vacated the murder convictions of two Black men on Monday after ruling that prosecutors "more likely than not" ...
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