The Supreme Court ruled that the actions in question were not criminal so qualified immunity protections remained.
***So the standard is “as long as it’s not criminal”? That’s a recipe for tyranny.
“So the standard is “as long as it’s not criminal”?”
Actually it’s even worse than that. The standard is that it must not be knowingly and intentionally criminal. The cops can act criminally, but unless you can prove they knowingly and intentionally were violating the law, they still retain their immunity.
So “ignorance of the law” actually is an excuse, but only if you are a cop, apparently.