Art Not Evidence group wants change in law that currently allows lyrics by defendants to be presented as evidence of gang affiliation ...

While the First Amendment means the government cannot exercise prior restraint by, for example, preventing an artist from creating a song, there is not a constitutionally-enshrined guarantee that any ...

Last month, the rapper's legal team argued the use of his art as evidence "carries an extraordinary risk of unfair prejudice.

A federal murder-for-hire case involving Lil Durk has opened a familiar but contentious argument over the role of rap music ...

FILE - Duane Davis, left, looks back during a hearing on claims of juror misconduct in his jailhouse battery case at the Regional Justice Center, July 2, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas ...