________ under federal law provides that the officer is not held liable unless he or she violated a clearly established constitutional rule of which a reasonable person would have known.

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Qualified immunity protects government officials from lawsuits alleging that the official violated a plaintiff's rights, only allowing suits where officials violated a "clearly established" statutory or constitutional right that a reasonable person would have known about.

________ Under Federal Law Provides That the Officer Is Not