Vol. 41 No. 3 SUPREME COURT SUMMARILY REVERSES SECOND CIRCUIT, FINDING NO “CLEARLY ESTABLISHED” VIOLATION IN OFFICER’S USE OF A PAIN-COMPLIANCE WRISTLOCK FOLLOWING A VERBAL WARNING
In Zorn v. Linton,[1] the United States Supreme Court in a per curiam opinion summarily reversed the Second Circuit’s denial of qualified immunity, holding that a law enforcement officer’s use of a routine wristlock on a non-compliant protester — following repeated verbal warnings — did not violate any clearly established constitutional right. Background On the […]