The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is not an 'arm of the State' of New Jersey, and it cannot claim sovereign immunity against personal injury ...

State Senator Jake Hoffman wasn't given a speeding ticket due to a section in the Arizona State Constitution that gives legislators 'immunity' when in session PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of ...

WASHINGTON — Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro is expected to pull a last-ditch legal stunt — claiming head-of-state immunity to dodge prosecution — even as Washington argues he was never the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corp. clarifies when a state-created entity can claim ...

There was a legal maxim in England during the Middle Ages that “The King can do no wrong.” That ancient doctrine has come down to us today as the concept of “Sovereign ...

The London Court of Appeal ruling against Saudi Arabia’s embassy in an employment immunity case signals a potential shift toward stricter limits on state immunity in workplace disputes, likely ...

The fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis last week sets up a potential legal showdown between the state and federal government. If the state were ...

PARIS -- France's highest court on Friday upheld some of Syrian ex-leader Bashar Assad's personal immunity as a head of state while green-lighting possible future war crime warrants, drawing criticism ...