Institute for Justice: Louisiana Man Arrested for Making a Joke About COVID-19 and Zombies Wins Appeal
August 26, 2023
August 26, 2023
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 26 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023:
During the COVID-19 pandemic Waylon Bailey made a joke about the virus, zombies, and his local sheriff's department on Facebook. Today, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that Waylon's joke was protected by the First Amendment and that deputies violated his free-speech rights and his Fourth Amendment rights when they arrested him. Waylon teamed up with the Insti . . .
During the COVID-19 pandemic Waylon Bailey made a joke about the virus, zombies, and his local sheriff's department on Facebook. Today, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that Waylon's joke was protected by the First Amendment and that deputies violated his free-speech rights and his Fourth Amendment rights when they arrested him. Waylon teamed up with the Insti . . .