The Washington Post, May 13th, 1992
Last week's reversal by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals of 2 Live Crew's 1990 obscenity conviction marked the end - in Florida at least - of two years of lawsuits, arrests and trials centered on the rap group's album, "As Nasty as They Wanna Be." But that doesn't mean the docket is clear for Luther Campbell, 2 Live Crew or explicit rappers in general. Just as the original conviction marked the first time that a sound recording had been judged obscene, last week marked the first time a U.S. Court of Appeals had examined the application of obscenity law to musical composition - and it app...
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