{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-4-1a-15","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 4-1A-15","heading":"Right to interlocutory appeal.","body":"Denial of a claim of legislative immunity is immediately appealable under the collateral order doctrine because the Speech or Debate Clause is designed to protect legislators not only from the consequences of litigation's results but also from the burden of defending themselves.","path":["CHAPTER 4. THE LEGISLATURE.","ARTICLE 1A. LEGISLATIVE IMMUNITY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/4-1A-15/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:19:41Z","sha256":"41ef04c810f1c5eefacb0b2a6da51d925beb98f09a4c124c2f143840901f1fe2","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-4-1a-14","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-4-1a-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}