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Tennessee man jailed 37 days for a Trump meme wins $835,000

Ellsworth Toohey
May 21, 2026
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FIRE plaintiff Larry Bushart and his wife Leanne. (Handout)

Larry Bushart, a Tennessee retiree who spent his career in law enforcement, will receive $835,000 from Perry County and Sheriff Nick Weems to settle the federal civil rights case he filed last December, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression announced today. FIRE and Phillips & Phil…

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