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Federal bill would ban the practice of putting lyrics on trial

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Rap lyrics were used as part of alleged evidence used in the grand jury indictment of rapper Young Thug. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Rap lyrics were used as part of alleged evidence used in the grand jury indictment of rapper Young Thug. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Here & Now's Celeste Headlee speaks with Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a Democrat from New York, about the federal bill that would ban the use of song lyrics as evidence in court.

This segment aired on September 16, 2022.

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