Rap stars Killer Mike, 21 Savage, Meek Mill and others filed a Supreme Court brief asking justices to review the conviction of a Pennsylvania rapper for his lyrics.
upheld the rapper's conviction in August, finding that the lyrics of the song are not protected under the First Amendment.
Meek Mill performs during the 68th NBA All-Star Game at Spectrum Center on Feb. 17, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina.The language directed at the officers in the lyrics was a form of artistic expression and"political expression that falls well within the scope of activity protected by the First Amendment," the brief states.
"With Jamal Knox, it is a smaller subset of cases, where the words themselves are the crime," Nielson said."If we were being consistent about this, country singers would also be behind bars."
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