Diplomatic Immunity

Drunk Driving Diplomat Released Due To Government Status, Cops Say

AP | JEFF MARTIN | Posted 04.25.2012

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ATLANTA -- Police in an Atlanta suburb say they released a Mexican diplomat accused of drunken driving without holding him in jail after they learned ...

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DSK Claims Diplomatic Immunity, Asks New York Court To Dismiss Hotel Maid's Lawsuit

AP | By COLLEEN LONG | Posted 11.26.2011

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NEW YORK -- Dominique Strauss-Kahn claimed Monday he has diplomatic immunity and asked a New York court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the hotel maid w...

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CIA Status Improves the Case for Diplomatic Immunity

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shirin Sadeghi

Raymond Davis, charged with killing two men in Pakistan, has been confirmed by the U.S. government to be an officer of the CIA. Davis the military contractor is in a weaker position than Davis the officer of the CIA.

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Diplo-dunce Avoids the Murtaugh Rule

Barry Bortnick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barry Bortnick

Diplomatic immunity is a nice trump card. Apparently, it lets you bypass the common rules of decency, and the airline-smoking ban that went into effect 20 years ago.

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