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First Amendment

Music News 

Federal RAP Act would prohibit use of rap lyrics in criminal prosecutions

July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 Amber Healy 0 Comments Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act, First Amendment, Gunna, RAP Act, Rap Lyrics, Rap Music on Trial Act, restoring Artistic Protection Act, Tekashi 6ix9ine, Young Thug

After legislators in New York took on a battle to limit, or prohibit, the use of rap lyrics as evidence

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Music News 

NY takes first big step toward preventing lyrics from being used as evidence 

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Amber Healy 0 Comments Fat Joe, First Amendment, Gunna, Jay Z, Killer Mike, Lyrics, Mac Phipps, protected speech, Rap, Rap Lyrics, Robin Thicke, Young Thug

The New York State Senate on Tuesday passed a law that would make it much more difficult to submit rap

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Music News 

Rap lyrics as evidence? New York legislators want to stop the practice

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Amber Healy 1 Comment Brad Hoylman, elonis, First Amendment, Jamaal Bailey, New York City, New York State, Rap, Rap Lyrics, Tekashi 6ix9ine, threatening language

Here’s something you don’t see every day: Two state senators in New York have introduced a bill to stop the

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Movies 

Here’s a trailer on the doc about ICP vs the FBI

September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments FBI, First Amendment, ICP, Insane Clown Posse

If you’ve been following the news out of the Insane Posse Camp over the last decade, you’ll know that there

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Controversy 

Grand jury doesn’t move forward on “School Shooter” song charges

March 11, 2018March 11, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments First Amendment, Lawsuit, Randy Ross, YouTube

It wasn’t a great idea, but Randy Ross’ video and song called “School Shooter” was not a direct threat and,

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Controversy 

Rapper facing terroristic threat charges for song titled “School Shooter”

March 4, 2018March 4, 2018 Amber Healy 1 Comment elonis, First Amendment, Free Speech, Lyrics, Rap, Terrorism, YouTube

Roughly two weeks after the Parkland shooting in Florida, a New York man is facing felony charges after a song

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Music Industry 

Juggalos aren’t a gang, ok?

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 Amber Healy 1 Comment ACLU, Department of Justice, FBI, First Amendment, Insane Clown Posse, Juggalos, Lawsuits

Congratulations, Juggalos. You and your ilk cannot be legally classified as a gang. There’s a court case saying as much.

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Music News 

A Coda for The Slants

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments First Amendment, Lawsuits, The Slants, US Patent and Trademark Office, US Supreme Court

It’s been a helluva week for Simon Tam and The Slants. On Monday, when the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in

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Music News 

Score One for the First Amendment: The Slants Win

June 20, 2017June 20, 2017 Amber Healy 1 Comment First Amendment, Lanham Act, Lawsuits, The Slants, US Patent and Trademark Office, US Supreme Court

“The disparagement clause violates the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause. Contrary to the Government’s contention, trademarks are private, not government

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Music News 

BREAKING: US Supreme Court rules in favor of The Slants

June 19, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments First Amendment, Lawsuits, The Slants, Trademark, USPTO

In a unanimous decision Monday morning, the US Supreme Court ruled 8-0 in favor of The Slants, the Portland, Oregon-based

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Music News 

The Slants: On the Road, Waiting for the Supreme Court

May 16, 2017May 15, 2017 Amber Healy 1 Comment Activism, First Amendment, Lanham Act, The Slants, US Patent and Trademark Office, US Supreme Court

The Slants are, first and foremost, a band. They’re not about to let waiting for a decision from the US

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