Attorney John Bryan, host of The Civil Rights Lawyer, does not treat the case of Larry Bushart like some murky close call. In his telling, it is one of the clearest examples of government retaliation against protected speech you are likely to see.
Bryan’s argument is simple and sharp: in America, people are not supposed to be jailed for political speech, even offensive or heated political speech, unless it crosses the line into a true threat. He says Larry Bushart never crossed that line.
Yet, according to Bryan, Bushart still spent 37 days behind bars after posting a meme in a local Facebook group…