Man sues Tennessee county after he was jailed over meme related to Charlie Kirk killing
Lawsuit alleges that Larry Bushart’s first amendment rights were violated when he was arrested and jailed for 37 daysA former law enforcement officer in Tennessee is suing his county and sheriff after he was jailed for more than a month for posting a meme on Facebook related to the 10 September...
<p>Lawsuit alleges that Larry Bushart’s first amendment rights were violated when he was arrested and jailed for 37 days</p><p>A former law enforcement officer in Tennessee is suing his county and sheriff after he was jailed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/31/tennessee-man-jailed-charlie-kirk-meme">for more than a month</a> for posting a meme on Facebook related to the 10 September <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/charlie-kirk-shooting">assassination</a> of the conservative activist <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/10/who-is-charlie-kirk-profile">Charlie Kirk</a>.</p><p>According to the new 30-page lawsuit filed this week, 10 days after Kirk’s killing, Larry Bushart, 61, shared a post in the comments of a Facebook post about a vigil for Kirk in Perry county, Tennessee<strong>.</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/18/tennessee-charlie-kirk-meme-arrest-lawsuit">Continue reading...</a>
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