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6 point, existing precedent must place the lawfulness of the particular [action] beyond debate…. Of course, there can be the rare obvious case, where the unlawfulness of the officer’s conduct is sufficiently clear even though existing precedent does not address similar circumstances…. But a body of relevant case law is usually necessary to clearly establish the answer….” Wesby, 583 U. S., at ___ (slip op., at 15) (internal quotation marks omitted). The Court of Appeals failed to properly analyze whether clearly established law barred Officer Craig from stopping and taking down Marty Emmons in this manner as Emmons exited the apartment. Therefore, we remand the case for the Court of Appeals to conduct the analysis required by our precedents with respect to whether Officer Craig is entitled to qualified immunity.

The petition for certiorari is granted, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed in part and vacated in part, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. It is so ordered.