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flag Supreme Court unanimously upholds police sergeant’s qualified immunity in 2015 protest removal case.

flag The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in favor of Vermont state police sergeant Jacob Zorn, upholding his qualified immunity in a case where he used a wristlock to remove protester Shela Linton from a 2015 Capitol sit-in. flag The unsigned per curiam opinion reversed a lower court’s decision, stating that existing law did not clearly establish Zorn’s actions violated the protester’s constitutional rights. flag The court emphasized that officers cannot be sued unless their conduct clearly breached well-established law. flag The ruling reinforces the high standard for overcoming qualified immunity, particularly in protest-related use-of-force cases, without addressing the merits of Linton’s injury claims. flag Justice Sotomayor dissented, arguing the case should not have been summarily reversed.

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