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Neil Young files second lawsuit against Trump for unauthorised use of Rockin’ in the Free World at rallies

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The musician and outspoken critic of the president is suing for $10m in reputational damages – six years after a settlement in which Trump agreed not to use the song again
The Guardian Laura Snapes
Excerpt:

Young’s anti-Trump stance is clear: he has repeatedly damned the president in writings on his website and in 2025 released a protest song about his administration, Big Crime. “Don’t need no fascist rules / Don’t want no fascist schools / Don’t want soldiers walking on the streets,” Young sings. “Got to get the fascists out / Got to clean the White House out … no more money to the fascists, the billionaire fascists.”

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