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Podcast: Boom! Lawyered
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If You're a Rapper, Your Lyrics Can Send You to Jail
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:27:35
Publish Date: 2019-04-18 18:51:00
Description:

Imani and Jess discuss the case of Jamal Knox, a young rapper who was convicted for terroristic threats and witness intimidation based on the lyrics of his music. When are words “true threats,” and when are they protected free speech? And why do most court cases on speech seem to be decided in whichever direction benefits white Christian patriarchy?
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