Court overturns 2Live Crew obscenity ruling
BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #9: Court Overturns 2Live Crew Obscenity Ruling
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Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
56 Forsyth Street, NW, Atlanta, GA
When: 5/8/1992
What: After two years of countersuits and trials, the Eleventh Federal Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous ruling that 2 Live Crew’s As Nasty As They Wanna Be was obscene and sale of the album illegal. The decision was a major win for free speech in music.
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