The post RAP Act Bill Would Ban Lyrics from Being Used as Criminal Evidence appeared first on Consequence. US Representatives Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) have proposed a federal law ...

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A new bill in California has been approved by the state Senate and Assembly regarding the use of rap lyrics in criminal cases. The bill, living under the technical name of AB 2799, would restrict ...

Last Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) introduced a bill entitled the Restoring Artistic Protection (RAP) Act, which would prohibit “evidence of a defendant’s creative or artistic expression” ...

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Lawmakers in New York have introduced a new bill that will prohibit the use of rap lyrics in criminal trials as evidence by prosecutors – an issue recently highlighted across the nation. The bill ...

The bill targets a controversial practice used by prosecutors for decades. Top music industry leaders, including the Recording Academy, are backing legislation introduced in Congress on Wednesday that ...

WASHINGTON (WLS) -- A new bill introduced in Congress Wednesday would protect recording artists from having their lyrics used against them in court. The RAP Act, which stands for Restoring Artistic ...

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