When he was 19, James Broadnax jotted down rap lyrics, thoughts and even job leads in a notebook that would become evidence at his capital murder trial.

Scott's legal team previously filed a brief arguing that the use of lyrics in the case was unconstitutional and "particularly ...

Maryland just passed a law that stops prosecutors from using rap lyrics against artists in court, protecting creative expression with a four-pronged test judges must follow.

Prosecutors love to cite rap as criminal evidence, but artists and advocates are waging an increasingly successful effort to ...

Attorneys for a Black man scheduled to be executed in Texas say the introduction of rap lyrics he wrote biased an almost ...

Prominent rappers like Travis Scott are weighing in at the Supreme Court about the upcoming execution of James Broadnax in ...

Experts say treating rap lyrics as diary entries minimizes their artistic value while playing on negative racial stereotypes ...

While high-profile cases like Young Thug’s have allowed lyrics in court, legal experts emphasize that D4vd’s case will be ...

(KTLA) — After months of speculation, the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez is now being investigated as a homicide, and singer D4vd has been taken into custody, according to law enforcement sources.

Christopher Meloni is saying something of a farewell to Elliot Stabler, the “Law & Order” detective he’s been playing on and off since 1999. On Thursday, news broke that “Law & Order: Organized Crime” ...

EXCLUSIVE: Law & Order: Organized Crime, starring Christopher Meloni, won’t be returning for a sixth season on Peacock — or NBC. The decision doesn’t come as a huge surprise; the Law & Order spinoff’s ...