Louisiana Man Arrested for Making a Joke on Facebook Awarded $205,000 in Damages
The verdict vindicates the constitutional rights that Louisiana sheriff's deputies flagrantly violated when they hauled Waylon Bailey off to jail.
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The verdict vindicates the constitutional rights that Louisiana sheriff's deputies flagrantly violated when they hauled Waylon Bailey off to jail.
The verdict vindicates the constitutional rights that Louisiana sheriff's deputies flagrantly violated when they hauled Waylon Bailey off to jail.
A Louisiana man is one step closer to being able to hold authorities accountable for outlandishly arresting him over a joke about COVID-19.
Since Waylon Bailey was arrested in March 2020 for a coronavirus joke he posted on Facebook, he has struggled to clear his mind.
The appeals court ruled that a Facebook post alluding to World War Z was clearly protected by the First Amendment.