UK Government Submits Argument Over Scottish Independence Referendum to Supreme Court

UK Government Submits Argument Over Scottish Independence Referendum to Supreme Court
A Scottish flag flies next to British Union Jack flag outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, on April 24, 2019. Russell Cheyne/Reuters
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The UK government on Tuesday submitted its argument to the Supreme Court in a bid to block the Scottish government’s attempt to hold another independence referendum next year.

The argument, submitted “in accordance with [the Supreme Court’s] timetable” by the UK government’s legal chief for Scotland, was in response to a case in which Scotland’s top lawyer asked the court to determine whether the Scottish Parliament has the legislative competence to legislate for an independence referendum.

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