Which Way, L.A.?
Anti-establishment artists vs. the 1st Amendment
Write lyrics promoting gangs and attacking police--go back to jail. That's what's facing rapper Shawn Thomas--also known as C-BO. Can a parole condition violate the right to free speech? What does it mean for other anti-establishment artists or political dissenters?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readJohn Duree: One of the attorneys for Thomas, aka C-BO Tip Kindell: Assistant Director/Communications, California Department of Corrections Doug Mirell: LA attorney specializing in 1st Amendment and media law issues Marvin Rudnick: Former federal prosecutor now in private practice in Pasadena "T": Owner of AWOL records, C-BO's company. "T" is currently serving a 2-year prison sentence for assault and battery at Mill Creek prison. (He claims it was false imprisonment) Tom Jipping: Vice President for Legal Policy at Free Congress Foundation Dr. Paul King: King is a child psychiatrist who has served as expert witness in many cases of murder or suicide (including some where it is argued a defendant acted under the influence of a kind of music). Anthony de Curtis: Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone David Bacon:
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