1. But what has received little attention is that such broad immunity is rarely, if ever, granted. 2. Courts have granted him broad immunity from prosecution while he is in office. 3. Norfolk Southern Corp. failed in a Supreme Court bid to win broad immunity from lawsuits about collisions at rail crossings equipped with federally approved warning devices. 4. On Friday, Stephen Montanarelli, the state prosecutor who conducted the investigation, acknowledged that the broad federal immunity grant could pose difficulties for state prosecutors. 5. The admissions were crucial to reaching the broad immunity deal with Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr announced Tuesday. 6. The bill would have provided nationwide standards including broad immunity for retailers and wholesalers and would have limited punitive damages for small companies. 7. The high court majority, in an opinion written by Chief Justice William Rehnquist, said the law generally gives the United States a broad immunity from lawsuit liability. 8. The university is arguing that because the U.S. Constitution gives states broad immunity from being sued, the women have no right to even bring a case. 9. According to Sorman, the broad immunity of Western European leaders is disappearing as the judicial system functions more as a counterweight to sweeping executive power. 10. Before relinquishing power, however, Pinochet gave himself broad immunity. |
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