Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement

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Posted on AllSides May 22, 2026

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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 about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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