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UK Government will 'not intervene' in safe consumption room pilot, says Alister Jack

THE UK Government will “not intervene” in the safe consumption room pilot following the Lord Advocate’s statement, Alister Jack has said.

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow drug consumption room could be approved ‘within weeks’

UK’s first pilot expected to be approved after it goes before officials on 27 September

The Guardian - UK

Previous drug consumption room bid failed because of legal oversight, minister says

A PREVIOUS attempt to circumvent Westminster’s ban on safe consumption rooms failed because the Scottish Government’s fromer lord advocate was…

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First Minister urges UK Government not to block safe drug consumption room pilot

THE First Minister has urged the UK Government not to block a safe drug consumption room pilot after the Lord Advocate gave the scheme the green…

The National (Scotland)

Drug consumption rooms given green light by top Government lawyer

SCOTLAND’S ambitions to create a safe consumption room for drug users have inched closer to reality after the Government’s top lawyer gave the…

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Remembering 24 people who have died in Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Paisley this month

Our thoughts are with all those who have lost a loved one.

Glasgow Live

Police Scotland waited two weeks for approval to search home of Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell

Cops investigating SNP finances had asked for permission to search the house near Baillieston when the party's leadership race was still raging.

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A history of the UK Government blocking Scottish legislation

ALISTER Jack's use of Section 35 is not the first time the UK Government has acted to block Scottish laws from being passed ...

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon spent over £260,000 of taxpayers’ cash fighting failed Supreme Court cases

Sources confirmed the legal bill for the First Minister’s doomed battle to hold a second independence referendum without the consent of Westminster will top £130,000.

Daily Record

What is the supreme court’s Scottish independence ruling about?

All you need to know about decision on whether Scotland can hold new referendum without Westminster approval

The Guardian - UK

What rulings could Supreme Court judges make in independence case and what next?

Nicola Sturgeon asked the Lord Advocate to refer the case to the UK’s highest court in an attempt to break the constitutional deadlock

The National (Scotland)

Activist who took indyref bid to Supreme Court sounds warning

MARTIN Keatings’s pioneering case to prove Scotland could hold an independence referendum ultimately failed – but his bid has formed the…

The National (Scotland)

Legal expert explains why UK Government wants the indyref2 case thrown out

Does the Scottish Parliament have the legislative competence to pass a referendum Bill? And should judges answer this question now? The Supreme…

The National (Scotland)

All you need to know from final day of Supreme Court independence referendum hearing

Judges have been asked to decide whether the Bill relates to "reserved matters" - meaning it is outwith Holyrood's competence.

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Andrew Tickell explains the significance of day one of the Supreme Court indy case

THE political issues may be combustible, but few rhetorical fireworks went off on Tuesday as the UK Supreme Court began its two-day oral hearing on…

Daily Record

All you need to know from day one of Supreme Court independence referendum hearing

Two days of legal arguments in London will decide if Nicola Sturgeon can proceed with her plan to hold an IndyRef2 next year.

The Independent UK

UK Supreme Court hears case for Scottish independence vote

Judges at the U.K.’s highest court have begun hearing evidence on whether Scotland’s Parliament can legislate to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence

The Guardian - UK

The Scottish referendum supreme court case – what you need to know

The court has been asked whether the Scottish parliament needs Westminster consent for a vote on independence

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Supreme Court must resolve 'festering issue' of Scottish independence referendum

Scots have been warned it could take 'some months' before a final ruling is issued on Nicola Sturgeon's IndyRef2 plan.

Reuters

UK top court to hear Scottish independence vote bid

The battle to hold a second Scottish independence referendum moves to Britain's top court next week when it hears arguments for allowing a secession vote in a year's time without approval from British Prime Minister Liz Truss and her government.

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Pro-English independence party applies to intervene in indyref2 Supreme Court case

A POLITICAL party which advocates for English independence has applied to intervene in the Supreme Court case on Scotland’s right to hold a…

The National (Scotland)

Indyref2 court battle is doomed to fail and SNP know it, former Salmond adviser claims

TAKING Westminster to court over indyref2 is a “waste of time and money”, one of Alex Salmond’s former top advisers has said.

The National (Scotland)

The three key parts of UK's anti-indyref2 Supreme Court arguments explained

THE UK Government has published in full its written arguments to the Supreme Court against Scotland having a second vote on independence – these…

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon independence referendum plan not legally competent, says top UK Government law officer

In a submission to the Supreme Court on the legality of a 2023 independence referendum the Advocate General for Scotland focused on the SNP government's own lack of legal advice.

Daily Record

RAH assault victim blasts "failings" which led to his attacker walking free

Case against Robert McLellan's attacker failed after a prosecution blunder

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