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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 29 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Roric Gibbs v. Brooke Lomas.

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1 Roric Gibbs v. Brooke Lomas Anchor
ca7 · 2014
green “if either inquiry is answered in the negative, the defendant official is entitled to summary judgment.” 18
2 Becky Chasensky v. Scott Walker
ca7 · 2014
green “the plaintiff carries the burden of defeating the qualified immunity defense.” 6
3 Green v. Newport
ca7 · 2017
green “to overcome a defendant's invocation of qualified immunity, a plaintiff must show (1) that the official violated a statutory or constitutional right, and (2) that the right was clearly established at the time of the challenged conduct.” 5

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