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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 304 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 Henry v. Purnell.

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1 Henry v. Purnell Anchor
ca4 · 2011
green “qualified immunity protects officers who commit constitutional violations but who, in light of clearly established law, could reasonably believe that their actions were lawful.” 120
2 E.W. v. Rosemary Dolgos
ca4 · 2018
green “to determine whether an officer is entitled to qualified immunity, the court must examine (1) whether the plaintiff has demonstrated that the officer violated a constitutional right and (2) whether that right was clearly established at the time of the alleged violation.” 95
3 Amanda Smith v. R. Ray
ca4 · 2015
green “gives government officials breathing room to make reasonable but mistaken judgments and protects all but the plainly incompetent or those who knowingly violate the law.” 89

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