Trump legal ruling: BBC Learning English from the News

this is Learning English from the News - our podcast about the news headlines.

In this programme:

Trump given legal protection by Supreme Court.

Hello.

I'm Neil. And I'm Beth. And in this programme,

we look at one big news story

and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.

And you can find the headlines and the vocabulary

from this episode, as well as a worksheet, on our website: BBCLearningEnglish.com

So, Neil,

let's hear more about the story.

OK. So, the US Supreme Court has said

that Donald Trump cannot be punished for official actions

he committed as president. Official actions mean work

he did as part of his job when he was president.

And Trump has been charged in four criminal cases,

including attempting to change the results of

the 2020 US presidential election.

But this new ruling means that some of the things he was charged

with are now likely to be seen as official action,

so he may not be prosecuted for them.

That means he may not face the legal consequences, for example, jail.

Now, we have a headline here that describes what has happened.

It's from BBC News:

Trump asks for conviction to be overturned after immunity

ruling.

So, that headline again, from BBC News:

Trump asks for conviction to be overturned after immunity ruling.

So, Trump wants

his conviction to be overturned.

That means he wants the crime

he's been found guilty of to be dismissed

and any others that he may be found guilty of in future.

And this headline tells us that there's been a new immunity ruling

for US presidents, and we're interested in 'immunity'.

Yes, Beth. This word 'immunity' is one that we've heard a lot

in recent years, with the Covid pandemic,

and it's used related to health.

So, for example, if you have immunity from a disease,