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“They Ain’t Gonna Arrest Stephen King For His Words”: New California Law Limits the Use of Rap Lyrics as Evidence in Court Cases

Por: Vanity Fair Politics October 01, 2022

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-csHumu ecJSsw body body container article body data-journey-hook=client-content data-testid=BodyWrapper>On Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that would limit courts’ use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal cases. The Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act states that a court is required “in a criminal proceeding where a party seeks to admit as evidence a form of creative expression, to consider specified... + full article



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