1. However, state immunity to lawsuits and judgments poses a barrier to collection. 2. We are happy that the British High Court has recognized the state immunity . 3. "The court recognizes defendant Jiang Zemin's head-of-state immunity and dismisses the claims against him," 4. A federal appeals court reinstated the suits, saying the act properly superceded state immunity . 5. In addition, Orland argued that the legislative branch should decide the boundaries of state immunity . 6. Attorneys for the state contend that the Eleventh Amendment gives states immunity from such lawsuits. 7. Its odd answer : No, because the 11th Amendment gives states immunity from such suits. 8. A state officer acting in violation of federal law loses the cloak of state immunity , 9. The court's recent rulings on state immunity and constitutional lawmaking provided a subtext for the argument Wednesday. 10. In a 3-2 decision, the Lords said Nov . 25 that Pinochet could not claim state immunity .