According to the Supreme Court in Anderson v.Creighton,involving a lawsuit for damages stemming from the FBI's warrantless search of a house,police officers are entitled to qualified immunity for their illegal acts:

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According to the Supreme Court in Anderson v. Creighton, police officers are entitled to qualified immunity for their illegal acts when they can establish that a reasonable officer could have believed that the search did not violate the Fourth Amendment, even though it actually did. This means that even if the officers' actions were unconstitutional, they can still be shielded from liability if their actions were reasonable in light of existing law. This standard is often referred to as the "objective reasonableness" standard.

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