Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that limits the use of rap lyrics in criminal court cases in California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that limits the use of rap lyrics in criminal court cases in the state.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Friday that limits the use of rap lyrics in criminal court cases in California.
Democratic US Reps. Hank Johnson of Georgia and Jamaal Bowman of New York proposed legislation in July that would ban lyrics from being used as evidence in legal claims though there has been no movement on the legislation in the House since its referral to the House Judiciary Committee. In addition to limiting the use of rap lyrics in California criminal court proceedings, the legislation, which passed unanimously in the California state Senate and Assembly, also encompasses the use of "performance art, visual art, poetry, literature, film, and other media."
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