Supreme Court backs officer seeking immunity from Vermont House protester’s excessive force claims

S. Ct.: Police Had Qualified Immunity for Use of Wristlock on Capitol Sit-In Protester

From Zorn v. Linton, decided today in an unsigned per curiam opinion: On the Governor's inauguration day in Vermont, protesters staged a sit-in at the state capitol. When the capitol closed for the day, police officers told them that they would be arrested for trespassing. They refused to leave. As officers removed the protesters one by one, Sergeant Jacob Zorn asked Shela Linton to stand up and warned her that he would eventually have to use fo…

SCOTUS sides with officer over protester in qualified immunity case, reversing lower-court opinion

The Supreme Court reversed a Second Circuit decision in a 2015 Fourth Amendment case.

Supreme Court reverses lower court on qualified immunity for Vermont police sergeant who arrested protester | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 23 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxNews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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. In an unsigned pe…

Sonia Sotomayor breaks with Supreme Court with three blunt warnings

The liberal justice dissented in three cases the court issued updates on Monday morning, including two on police immunity.

Justices Reverse Appeals Court on Qualified Immunity for Officer

A Vermont police officer who used a restraint technique known to be painful to remove a protester from the state capitol in 2015 is protected from a civil rights lawsuit under qualified immunity, the US Supreme Court said.

Supreme Court reverses lower court on qualified immunity for Vermont police sergeant who arrested protester

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. In a per curiam opinion unsigned, the court…