Rap on Trial
Rappers Keep Getting Locked Up Over Their Lyrics. Could a New Law Change That?
The RAP Act would limit prosecutors from using someone’s lyrics against them in court, a tactic that helped put Young Thug, Gunna, and hundreds of other defendants behind bars.
Vonte Skinner’s Rap Lyrics Were Ruled Inadmissible by the New Jersey Supreme Court
On Monday, a unanimous Supreme Court decided Skinner's “highly prejudicial” rap lyrics should have been inadmissible in court because they “bore a high likelihood of poisoning the jury against the defendant” and ordered a retrial for Skinner. Maybe we...
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