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Scotland’s first minister sees general election as independence referendum after UK supreme court judgment on second poll

The Supreme Court says the Scottish government cannot hold a second plebiscite next year without London’s approval.

London (AFP) - Britain's highest court on Wednesday rejected a bid by the devolved Scottish government in Edinburgh to hold a new referendum on independence without London's consent.

Decision should settle whether Scottish parliament can hold independence poll without Westminster approval

NEW YORK — Two New York judges have dismissed lawsuits against former President Donald Trump brought by a pair of familiar faces — his niece and his former fixer.

FIVE Supreme Court justices will hear arguments over two days on whether the Scottish Parliament has the power to hold an independence referendum.

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

Lord Robert Reed and Lord Patrick Hodge, the UK supreme court president and deputy president, have resigned from their roles on Hong Kong’s top court. On their departure, they criticised the state of civil liberties and the rule of law in Hong Kong following the implementation of the national security…

Hong Kong (AFP) - Nine foreign judges from Britain, Australia and Canada confirmed Thursday they will stay on Hong Kong's top court after two senior British justices resigned to avoid endorsing China's crackdown on political freedoms in the financial hub.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam

Two British judges quit territory’s highest court citing effect of the sweeping national security law imposed by China.