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Man wins $835K after sheriff jailed him for a month over Charlie Kirk post

Man wins $835K after sheriff jailed him for a month over Charlie Kirk post
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Larry Bushart, a retired Tennessee cop who was jailed for 37 days for posting a Trump meme on Facebook , won an $835,000 settlement Wednesday after suing the county and sheriff that he said jailed him in order to censor him. In a press release , Bushart's legal team at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) confirmed that Bushart agreed to dismiss his lawsuit in exchange for the "substantial settlement." "I am pleased my First Amendment rights have been vindicated," Bushart s

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