U.S. states paying to compensate people fired, jailed for negative Charlie Kirk posts

$835K settlement for man jailed after posting Trump’s Iowa school shooting quote, following Charlie Kirk’s death

Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made after the assassination of podcaster Charlie Kirk. While many people across the U.S. lost their jobs over social media comments about Kirk’s death, Larry Bushart’s case stood out as a rare instance in which such online speech led to criminal prosecution. The 61-year-old retired police officer spent 37 days be…

"Tennessee Man Jailed 37 Days for Trump Meme Wins $835,000 Settlement"

From the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Wednesday: After spending 37 days in jail for nothing more than posting...

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U.S. states paying to compensate people fired, jailed for negative Charlie Kirk posts

The zeal of some Republican officials and activists to punish those who made disparaging comments about Charlie Kirk after his September killing is coming back to haunt them.

U.S. states paying up to compensate people fired, jailed for negative Charlie Kirk posts

The zeal of some Republican officials and activists to punish those who made disparaging comments about Charlie Kirk after his September killing is coming back to haunt them.

‘Political prisoner’ jailed for posting Charlie Kirk meme speaks out

Larry Bushart spent 37 days in jail for posting a meme on Facebook.