The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Parliament must vote on and approve of invoking Article 50 which triggers arrangements for leaving the European Union:
The Supreme Court has dismissed the government's appeal in a landmark case about Brexit, meaning Parliament will be required to give its approval before official talks on leaving the EU can begin. The ruling is a significant, although not totally unexpected, setback for Theresa May.
[...] The highest court in England and Wales has dismissed the government's argument that it has the power to begin official Brexit negotiations with the rest of the EU without Parliament's prior agreement. By a margin of eight to three, the 11 justices upheld November's High Court ruling which stated that it would be unlawful for the government to rely on executive powers known as the royal prerogative to implement the outcome of last year's referendum.
Also at NYT, WSJ, and The Guardian.
Previously: Brexit Court Defeat for UK Government
(Score: 2) by kazzie on Wednesday January 25 2017, @08:49PM
Legal argument, as much as I could understand it:
If the UK government decides to take rights away from the UK people, that they are used to having, you'd expect that they put it to a vote in the houses of parliament.
Spot on. Despite much of the printed press going after the (independent) judiciary crying for blood as they sought to "deny the will of the people", this is about proper procedure, and doing it right.
(Score: 2) by fritsd on Wednesday January 25 2017, @09:12PM
BTW may I congratulate you on a comment that was much clearer than mine :-)
(Score: 4, Insightful) by NewNic on Wednesday January 25 2017, @11:18PM
This is about lots of MPs wishing that they did not have to vote to leave.
Those votes will be remembered at the next election.
lib·er·tar·i·an·ism ˌlibərˈterēənizəm/ noun: Magical thinking that useful idiots mistake for serious political theory