UK Supreme Court rules pre-Brexit suspension of Parliament unlawful

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BY TUCKER REALS
UPDATED ON: SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 / 9:43 AM / CBS NEWS

London — The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has declared Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament just weeks before the deadline for Britain to leave the European Union unlawful. Johnson was accused of suspending, or "proroguing" the legislature to limit the time lawmakers have to debate and intervene in his Brexit policy. He had insisted the prorogation was standard operating procedure for a new prime minister, and that it had nothing to do with the looming Brexit deadline.

Lady Hayle, President of the Supreme Court, said Tuesday that she and the other 10 justices had reached a unanimous decision that Johnson's move to send the lawmakers home before such a monumental change in the nation's trajectory was unlawful. Parliament, she said, "has a right to a voice in how that change comes about" ...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brexit-news-united-kingdom-supreme-court-boris-johnson-suspend-parliament-prorogation-unlawful-today-2019-09-24/

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1. Faint hope for some sanity in the world...

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2. What just happened in the UK Supreme Court?

... on 28 August .. Johnson announced Parliament would be suspended until mid-October ...

Mr Johnson said he was following normal procedure for a new leader. Rivals claimed he was trying to stop Parliament from opposing him.

The Supreme Court has decided he acted illegally - a ruling that challenges Britain's unwritten constitution and the entire balance of power ...

The court unanimously declared "the prime minister's advice to Her Majesty was unlawful, void and of no effect" when he asked the Queen to suspend Parliament.

The decision "had the effect of frustrating or preventing" Parliament from carrying out its functions, it said ...

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49807212

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4. Supreme Court rekindles Brexit fires

... When the court's decision came down, Johnson was in New York City for the Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. Already on his schedule for Tuesday: a luncheon meeting with President Donald Trump. There's a pleasing irony in having the pair of go-it-alone leaders getting together at a conference of the world body that was established to promote unity ...

https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2019/09/uks-supreme-court-rekindles-brexit-fires-editorial.html

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