prorogation

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Lady Hale and her famous brooch collection became headline news last year as the highest court in the land came into conflict with the UK government over its prorogation of parliament.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2020

They include Jolyon Maugham QC, a leading lawyer in the fight against Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament and Mark Elliot, professor of public law at Cambridge University.

From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2019

As a remedy, the Supreme Court declared the whole prorogation null and void.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 26, 2019

Internet users zeroed in on the spider attached to her chest on Tuesday as she read the decision tearing down Mr. Johnson’s prorogation decision.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2019

This part was commenced at Versailles on the 16th of September 1851, during the prorogation of the National Assembly.

From The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville by Tocqueville, Alexis de