[1]Cori Bush
John,
Freedom of speech is a constitutional foundation that allows us to craft
culture, expression, and art. But right now, many artists aren’t able to
speak freely. Since 2020, prosecutors in over 500 criminal cases have used
musical artists’ lyrics as evidence against the artist — and we probably
don’t need to tell you that racism plays a big part in this legal
approach.
All too often, systemic racism informs these prosecutions as white artists
do not face the same legal scrutiny as Black artists. Too frequently, we
see established Black rappers in court having to argue against their own
lyrics, music videos, and social media personas to protect their freedom.
While other white artists, discussing the same topics in different musical
genres or with different skin tones, have gone without legal trouble.
This is unacceptable. That's why Cori is a proud co-sponsor of
Representatives Hank Johnson and Jamaal Bowman's bill, the Restoring
Artistic Protection (RAP) Act.
The RAP Act is one of the first steps towards ensuring that artists and
creatives are protected from the wrongful use of their lyrics and speech
against them in criminal and civil proceedings. The bill would limit the
admissibility of evidence of an artist’s creative or artistic expression
against them in court.
[ [link removed] ]Join Cori and add your name today to protect our constitutional right
to the freedom of speech and expression. Sign today to support the RAP
Act.
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John, it’s time
we set the standard and protect artists’ freedom of speech and expression
of every genre. [ [link removed] ]Please stand with us today and add your name in support
of the RAP Act.
In solidarity,
Team Cori
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