‘An Attack On Creative Freedom’: Maryland Passes New Law to Keep Rap Lyrics Out of Criminal Cases
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Maryland passed legislation Thursday (April 9) to restrict when prosecutors can cite rap lyrics as criminal evidence against the artists who wrote them, becoming the third state to rein in the controversial practice. The Protecting Artists’ Creative Expression (PACE) Act would allow prosecutors to use rap lyrics and other “creative expression” only after a judge […]