#Supreme Court
The most crucial things said this week after another historic Brexit twist
From transforming prorogation into a black sheet of paper, to eagles picking out livers – there were some wild things said this week.
A bullish Boris Johnson refuses to apologise and again says the Supreme Court 'was wrong'
Johnson was speaking after the Supreme Court said he had acted unlawfully.
As it happened: Angry exchanges in Commons as Attorney General declares 'parliament is dead'
“The time is coming when even these turkeys won’t be able to prevent Christmas,” Attorney General geoffrey Cox told MPs.
Spanish Supreme Court approves exhumation of Franco's remains
The ruling has been hailed as “a great victory for Spanish democracy” by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
Boris Johnson 'strongly disagrees' with Supreme Court ruling but parliament set to return tomorrow
Johnson said his hope to get a Brexit deal isn’t “made much easier by this kind of stuff in parliament or in the courts”.
UK Supreme Court rules that Boris Johnson's prorogation is 'unlawful, void and had no effect'
The decision is a major defeat for Boris Johnson’s government.
UK Supreme Court ruling on legality of Boris Johnson suspending parliament due today
The Prime Minister has insisted that proroguing parliament was a routine thing to do.
John Major says it's 'striking' that Boris Johnson hasn't rebutted Supreme Court arguments
Lord Pannick argued prorogation was triggered because Johnson saw parliament as a threat to his policies.
Coveney on Brexit deadlock: 'We simply haven’t seen any written proposals from the UK to date'
It’s being reported this evening that the UK side are refusing to submit a written document in the ongoing talks.
'Lying to the queen?': Brexit drama turns to Supreme Court over Johnson suspending parliament
A Scottish court ruled last week that proroguing parliament was unlawful, and it’s been appealed to the UK Supreme Court.
US Supreme Court allows Trump administration to implement new asylum restrictions
Democrats have said the ruling puts people’s lives at risk.
US Supreme Court approves funding for Trump's border wall
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer denounced the ruling.
Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal against judgement in Ruth Morrissey case
The government has said the appeal does not relate to the €2.1 million in damages and that the Morrisseys will retain that irrespective of the outcome.
Supreme Court rejects appeal by man deported for alleged links to Isis
The court heard that one of the man’s sons was killed fighting in the Syria.
Former Air Corps mechanic says fight against State 'back on' after Supreme Court victory
The complainants in this case allege there was a disregard for the safety of young Air Corps members.
London Irish campaigners taking British government to court over Northern Ireland abortion laws
The group claims the secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley, is legally obliged to take action in the absence of the devolved Assembly.
Ex-IRA man granted UK Supreme Court hearing over Boston College tapes
The tapes which contain interviews with former paramilitaries were not meant to be heard in public until after their deaths.
'I'd rather see her using contraceptives than be throwing flowers on her grave'
May McGee’s fight to overturn Ireland’s ban on contraception is the subject of a documentary on RTÉ One this evening.
Supreme Court agrees to hear 'leapfrog appeal' in Graham Dwyer case
The Supreme Court said that the case “raises complex and novel questions of constitutional and EU law”.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says that Angela Kerins was 'badly treated' by the PAC
“Notwithstanding all the issues around Ms Kerins’ salary, I think she was badly treated,” Varadkar told the Dáil committees’ chairs.
Louisiana lawmakers pass controversial 'heartbeat' abortion ban
Restrictions passed by a number of US States recently are expected to be blocked in lower courts and eventually appealed to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court rules PAC 'acted unlawfully' in questioning of Angela Kerins
The six judge court made the ruling this morning.
How relevant is the Kerins Supreme Court ruling to Oireachtas committees?
“We have to act within the law, whether we like it or not,” the chair of the Oireachtas Sports committee told his members this week.
Dublin man extradited to the US to face child pornography charges
Eric Eoin Marques will appear in court in the US on Monday.
Fianna Fáil member wins right to take case over Ireland's gender quota laws
Brian Mohan was granted leave today by the Supreme Court to pursue a challenge against the laws.
Supreme Court clears way for US extradition of Dublin man on child pornography charges
Now aged in his early thirties, Eric Eoin Marques is wanted by US authorities.
UK Supreme Court allows appeal from mother of man killed by RUC in 1992
Pearse Jordan was 23 when he was shot in the back in Belfast in November 1992.
Opinion: Had Denis O'Brien's suit succeeded, our democratic system could have been undermined
Free speech and open debate in parliament is essential to our democratic system and would be inhibited if TDs were constantly under threat of lawsuits, writes David Kenny.
Supreme Court dismisses Denis O'Brien's appeal over Dáil debate on Siteserv
The judgment was delivered in Galway by Ireland’s top court.
Supreme Court cuts wait time for appeals to one year
The court has now effectively disposed of its backlog of legacy cases.
'Chilling effect': What could the Kerins case change about Dáil committees?
A significant judgement was handed down today against the “extraordinarily well-defended” privileges of the Oireachtas.
Supreme Court finds PAC acted 'significantly' outside remit in questioning of former Rehab CEO Angela Kerins
Angela Kerins had sought damages from the PAC following a 2014 hearing. The case has been adjourned until April.
Supreme Court rules that there has been no valid inquiry into Pat Finucane's killing
Pat Finucane was murdered in front of his three children and wife in February 1989.
Supreme Court rejects appeal against Alan Shatter's successful challenge to Guerin report
The Guerin report looked into the handling of Shatter of claims made by Maurice McCabe.
Pakistan rejects challenge against Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal
Bibi was sentenced to death in 2010 in what swiftly became Pakistan’s most infamous blasphemy case.
US Supreme Court allows for Trump's restrictions on transgender troops to come into effect
The high court today reversed lower-court orders preventing the Pentagon from implementing its plans.
State to appeal High Court ruling on Graham Dwyer's phone data
The ruling last month forms part of Dwyer’s bid to overturn his conviction.
UK Supreme Court will hear Gerry Adams' case to overturn prison escape convictions
During his second internment, Adams tried to escape twice – on Christmas Eve, December 1973 and again in July 1974.
Gay cake case: How the court tried to reach a fair balance between competing rights
There has been much debate and anger, some of it stemming from a misunderstanding of the Supreme Court decision, writes Aoife McMahon.
Trump says America owes Brett Kavanaugh an apology at White House swearing-in
Kavanaugh himself struck a markedly more conciliatory tone, insisting he had “no bitterness”.
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