Tennessee Pays $835K Over Facebook Meme Jailing

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Bushart's 37-day jailing was an absurd, indefensible violation of the First Amendment. Despite knowing it did not reference Tennessee, authorities deliberately omitted that context from the arrest warrant. When officials weaponize the law to punish political speech, the freedoms of all are put at risk, which is why Bushart's lawsuit and subsequent settlement were so essential.