immunity
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During his presidency, prosecutors sought to bring corruption charges against him, but the case didn’t move forward after a vote to lift his immunity failed to win a supermajority in the legislature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Eighty-five percent of kindergarten-age students in Lancaster County, where the recent deaths occurred, are vaccinated against measles - well below the 95% rate needed for herd immunity to limit the spread and protect immunocompromised people.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The appellate court rejected that argument, saying Section 230 was a defense at trial, not an immunity from it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
"Ultimately, we want to turn the anti-tumor immunity back on in cancer patients so their own immune systems can reject the tumors," she said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The immunity from civil liability given to prosecutors and judges is even greater than the protections provided to law enforcement officers.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
"We call on the de facto authorities to ensure compliance with the privileges and immunities of the UN and its officials."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
He celebrated the “government, which to bigotry gives no sanction, to persecution no assistance—but generously affording to all Liberty of conscience, and immunities of Citizenship.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
The focus of these hearings is to aid the judges in answering the question posed by the UN General Assembly, specifically whether Israel acted unlawfully in overriding the immunities and privileges of a UN body.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
“The phone records may add to the unease of some judges and justices over the fight over presidential immunities and privileges,” said Jonathan Turley, who teaches Constitutional Law at George Washington University.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
“This place isn’t known for cleaning their germy dishes, but it’ll build up your immunities before you get home. You can go back to Jankburg the strongest little boy around.”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
Vocabulary lists containing immunity
The Constitution of the United States
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
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