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Meek Mill's Legal Team, Denied At Every Turn, Presses Ahead

As the Philadelphia rapper remains behind bars, Meek Mill's legal team tells NPR they will continue to fight for his freedom, despite a growing list of rejections.
Meek Mill on September 3, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The rapper was sentenced to prison in early November.

On Nov. 6, Meek Mill, a platinum-selling rapper and Philadelphia native, was sentenced to two and four years in state prison over multiple parole violations stemming from a 2007 case. This decision was handed down by Judge Genece Brinkley, the presiding judge in Meek's case since 2009.

The legal team of the Philly rapper has, unsurprisingly, been fighting the judgments against their client

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