Zorn v. Linton · ¶11

Government officials enjoy qualified immunity from suit under § 1983 unless their conduct violates clearly established law. Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna, 595 U. S. 1, 5 (2021) (per curiam). “A right is clearly established when it is `sufficiently clear that every reasonable official would have understood that what he is doing violates that right.' ” Ibid. A right is not clearly established if existing precedent does not place the constitutional question “ `beyond debate.' ” Ibid.

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