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The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a Vermont state police sergeant is entitled to qualified immunity in a lawsuit brought by a protester who said she was injured when an officer used a wristlock to remove her from a sit-in at the state capitol.<\/p>\n

In a per curiam opinion unsigned, the court reversed the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Zorn v. Linton<\/a>, holding that existing precedent did not clearly establish that Sgt. Jacob Zorn\u2019s specific conduct violated the Constitution.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The Second Circuit held that Zorn was not entitled to qualified immunity,” the ruling read. “We reverse.”<\/p>\n

The justices said officers are generally shielded from civil liability unless prior case law put the unlawfulness of their actions “beyond debate.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The case arose from a 2015 sit-in by healthcare protesters at the Vermont capitol on Gov. Peter Shumlin’s inauguration day. After the building closed, police moved to arrest demonstrators who refused to leave. According to the opinion, protester Shela Linton remained seated and linked arms with others. Zorn warned her he would have to use force, then took her arm, placed it behind her back, applied pressure to her wrist and lifted her to her feet. Linton later sued, alleging physical and psychological injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court said the 2nd Circuit relied too heavily<\/a> on its earlier decision in Amnesty America v. West Hartford, finding that case did not clearly establish that “using a routine wristlock to move a resistant protester after warning her, without more, violates the Constitution.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

On that basis, the justices concluded Zorn was entitled to qualified immunity and reversed the lower court.<\/p>\n

Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. She argued the court had improperly stepped in with the “extraordinary remedy of a summary reversal” and said a jury could find the officer used excessive force against a nonviolent protester engaged in passive resistance.<\/p>\n

READ THE ORDER \u2013 <\/strong>APP USERS, CLICK HERE:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/supreme-court-reverses-lower-court-qualified-immunity-vermont-police-sergeant-who-arrested-protester <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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