Rap Lyrics and Legal Consequences: A Call for Reform

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OA1144 - Professor Jack Lerner joins us for a follow up to OA1055 as we dive deeper into case law surrounding the usage of rap music in litigation, including discussion of the fight for lyrics to be admitted as evidence in the Young Thug trial in Fulton County, Georgia, and what mechanisms are being explored to address this at the state level in places like New York.

• End Rap on Trial

• Rap on Trial: A Brief History (6/4/2024)

• Rap on Trial: A Legal Guide, Second Edition (2024)

  • Case Compendium

  • Brief Bank

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