The Jamal Knox Story — or — Lyrics and the Inequity of Free Speech Across Genres

by Kevin Casini & Caroline Womack

Authored in September of 1789 primarily by James Madison, the Bill of Rights contains the first 10 Amendments to the United States Constitution

In 2019, Pennsylvania prisoner Jamal Knox had turned to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to overturn a 2014 conviction. Therein, Knox made the argument that his conviction should be overturned on the grounds the Commonwealth had violated his First Amendment Rights of Free Speech. His…