What is the test for qualified immunity under Section 1983 of the Claims Act?

If on the other hand, "a violation could be made out on a favorable view of the parties' submissions, the next, sequential step is to ask whether the right was clearly established." Id. A defendant is entitled to qualified immunity only if he can show that, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, no reasonable jury could conclude that the defendant acted unreasonably in light of the clearly established law. Ford v. Moore, 237 F.3d 156, 162 (2d Cir.2001). In other words, government officials will be immune from liability if they can establish that it was objectively reasonable for them

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to believe their actions were lawful at the time. Moore, 371 F.3d at 114.

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