Zorn v. Linton · ¶1

Shela Linton joined a protest at the Vermont state capitol building to demand universal healthcare, and was among the protesters who refused to leave when the capitol closed. As the protesters sat on the foor of the legislative chamber with their arms linked, police officers explained that they would arrest the protesters for trespass if they did not leave. After removing more than a dozen protesters one by one, the officers turned to Linton. Sergeant Jacob Zorn crouched down to speak with her, but she remained seated with her arms interlocked with those of her fellow protesters. As Linton passively resisted, Zorn unlinked her arm from another protester's, put it behind her back in a rear wristlock, and twisted her arm. Zorn repeatedly implored her to “please stand up.” App. to Pet. for Cert. 47–48. After Linton refused, Zorn told her that he would ask “one more time” and then would use…

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