Bushart v. Perry County
Case Overview
A Section 1983 civil rights action in the Western District of Tennessee in which plaintiff Larry Hart Bushart, a retired military and law enforcement officer, sued Perry County officials after being arrested and jailed for 37 days following the posting of a Trump-related meme on Facebook. Bushart alleged First Amendment retaliatory arrest and challenged the arrest warrant under the Fourth Amendment's Franks v. Delaware framework. Represented by FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression). The case settled May 20, 2026.
The Facts
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The Application
I cannot write the Application/Analysis section without the Rule and Facts populated. The Application is precisely where the established legal rule meets the specific facts of this case — without both components, there's nothing to apply.
Before I can write this: Iris-H needs to complete the lookup and fill in: - Facts — what happened in this case (the dispute, the actions involved) - Rule — the applicable legal principle the court applied - Court — which court decided this (federal/state, what circuit/jurisdiction)
Once those are populated, I can write 2-4 sentences showing how the rule plays out given these specific facts and what the court concluded.
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The Conclusion
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