special privilege

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But dammit, he's a "star" and getting to do crimes is supposed to be his special privilege!

From Salon

"A day off is not the special privilege of the religious. Days off, especially on the weekend, are when parents can spend the day with children who are otherwise in school, when people can spend time on the other necessities of life, when the community enjoys a common day of rest for churchgoers and the nonreligious alike," the American Postal Workers Union said in a brief.

From Reuters

Was Mr. Murdaugh an abnormal holdover from a vanishing, clannish South Carolina culture where small groups of wealthy white men held special privilege?

From New York Times

General Services Administration, the court reaffirmed and broadened the original Nixon rationale for recognizing a president’s special privilege to block access to hard information about official decision-making:

From Slate

“This should be a level playing field, and the fact that Buck Johns is an influential Republican donor, I believe that bought him special privilege,” said Susan Skinner in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times