The American Civil Liberties Union is going to bat for Afroman in a case where the “Because I Got High” musician is being sued for making music videos that poke fun at the sheriff’s deputies that raided his Ohio house.
The ACLU of Ohio Foundation states in an amicus brief filed Wednesday that the lawsuit is seeking to intimidate the singer and rapper because he exercised his First Amendment rights protected by anti-Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, or SLAPP, laws. Joining calls from Afroman and his record label, the free-speech advocacy organization asked a judge to dismiss the suit.
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