https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220130/10185548383/court-grants-qualified-immunity-to-officer-who-told-couple-to-take-down-facebook-post-about-off-duty-cop-who-shot-their-dog.shtml

This case -- sent to us by Eric Goldman -- touches on a lot of subject matter covered frequently at Techdirt: dead dogs, police officers, the First Amendment, and qualified immunity. Yet the narrative isn't quite what's expected given the elements. And the court's conclusions, while disappointing, are likely the correct application of the law.

Here's the background to the case, as recounted in the federal court decision [PDF]: