Andrew Joyce v. Sgt. Jason Ward

Officers of the Martin County Sheriffs Office Chris Conrad, Ruben Romero, and Jason Ward (collectively, “the arresting officers”) appeal a district court order denying them qualified immunity from 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims against them alleging First and Fourth Amendment violations as well as a state law claim for false arrest. At a January 2009 protest, the officers arrested eleven environmental activists, four of whom are plaintiffs in this case, and charged them with trespassing. The plaintiffs allege that there was no probable cause for their arrest because they had no notice that they were…