Zorn v. Linton: The Supreme Court Keeps Making the Constitution Even More Optional For Cops

Zorn v. Linton: The Supreme Court Keeps Making the Constitution Even More Optional For Cops

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that a Vermont police officer who used a “pain compliance technique” on a peaceful protester, causing permanent damage to her wrist and shoulder, is entitled to qualified immunity. Zorn v. Linton, an unsigned order from which the three liberal justices dissented, shields the officer from his victim’s excessive force lawsuit and reversed a federal appeals court’s determination that her claims could proceed. In d…

Statement from Shela Linton on Jacob P. Zorn v. Shela M. Linton

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