> a federal judge ruled that the expression might violate Florida's obscenity law and would thus be unprotected by the First Amendment.

> the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled yesterday that the case is not so cut and dry, awarding qualified immunity to English and thus dooming the suit Webb brought against him for allegedly violating his free speech rights and for falsely arresting him.

The lawsuit wouldn't be against the officer, though, would it? Seems like if an officer is doing the job as they were trained to, and ends up violating a citizen's rights in the process, it's the police dept that should answer for it.