Zorn v. Linton (607 U.S. 568)

The record

Term: 2025
Decided: Mar 23, 2026
Issue area: —
Vote split: —
Winning party: —
Decision direction: —
Chief Justice: —
Disposition: —
Docket: 25-297
U.S. Reports: 607 U.S. 568
S. Ct. citation: —
LEXIS citation: —
Opinion by: Per curiam

Holding

Because the Second Circuit failed to identify a case where an officer using a routine wristlock on a protester after issuing a verbal warning, without more, was held to have violated the Constitution, Sergeant Jacob Zorn was entitled to qualified immunity; the Second Circuit’s contrary conclusion was erroneous.

Syllabus summary as published on the Supreme Court’s opinions list.

How the bench divided

No per-justice vote lineup was available for this case.

Read the opinion

Name, docket, decision date, citation, syllabus summary and opinion author are taken from the Court’s slip opinion for the 2025 term. No per-justice vote lineup was available for this case. Verify against the opinion before relying on it as legal authority.