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Music News 

It’s been a while, so let’s get caught up on the Twitter sh*tshow

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anti-Vaxxers, Apple, Bedside table, Free Speech, Kanye, Neo-Nazis, Twitter

Even here in Indonesia (I’m here on vacation), word of Elon Musk’s batshit crazy antics are being discussed. You can’t

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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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Anthony Elonis Back in Court

May 4, 2016May 5, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Anthony Elonis, Facebook, First Amendment, Free Speech, protected speech, US Supreme Court

The man who claimed graphically violent messages posted on Facebook were rap lyrics and not direct threats against his ex-wife,

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Music News 

ICP Officially Sues the FBI

January 12, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Constitution, FBI, Free Speech, ICP, Insane Clown Posses, Lawsuit

You may have heard the (true) story about how the FBI labelled constituents of the Juggalo Nation as “gang members.”

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