The appeals court ruled that a Facebook post alluding to World War Z was clearly protected by the First Amendment.
U.S. District Judge David C. Joseph dismissed his claims with prejudice, concluding that his joke was not covered by the First Amendment, that the arrest was based on probable cause, and that Iles was protected by qualified immunity. …[T]he U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled that Joseph was wrong on all three counts.