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A quick definition of governmental immunity:

Governmental Immunity is a rule that says the government cannot be sued in court for certain things. This rule applies to the federal, state, and tribal governments in the United States. It also applies to local governments like cities and towns. The idea behind this rule is to protect the government from being sued too much, which could make it hard for the government to do its job. There are two types of governmental immunity: absolute immunity and qualified immunity. Absolute immunity means the government cannot be sued no matter what. Qualified immunity means the government can only be sued in certain situations. This rule comes from an old idea that the king could do no wrong.

A more thorough explanation:

Governmental Immunity, also known as sovereign immunity, is a legal concept that protects the government from being sued in certain situations. This means that federal, state, and tribal governments are immune from lawsuits in some cases. For example, local municipalities and city governments are often protected from lawsuits related to torts.

There are two types of governmental immunity: absolute immunity and qualified immunity. Absolute immunity means that a government agent or actor cannot be sued for their actions, even if they acted maliciously or in bad faith. Qualified immunity, on the other hand, protects government actors or agents from liability only if certain conditions are met.

The idea of governmental immunity comes from the English Common Law concept of rex non potest peccare, which means "the king can do no wrong." This concept was meant to protect the sovereign king, and it has been adapted to protect modern governments.

For example, if a police officer is sued for excessive force, they may be protected by qualified immunity if they were acting within the scope of their duties and did not violate clearly established laws or constitutional rights. However, if a government agency is sued for negligence in maintaining a public park, they may be protected by absolute immunity because allowing such a lawsuit could drastically affect the government's ability to provide public services.

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21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
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