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blibbleyesterday at 5:14 PM2 repliesview on HN

in the UK a similar unconstitutional behaviour by the head of government took...

from the start of the "injury":

    - 8 days to get to the supreme court
    - 2 days arguing in court
    - 5 days for the court to reach a decision
15 days to be ruled on

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_(Miller)_v_The_Prime_Ministe...


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GeoAtreidesyesterday at 6:22 PM

Ah,yes, british constitutional law. In a country where no parliaments can bind its successors it means there is no constitution and the constitutional law is a polite fiction poorly held together with tradition and precedent.

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petcatyesterday at 6:17 PM

That was the fastest Supreme Court ruling in UK history though...

Similarly in the US, Watergate (Nixon impeachment) took only 16 days, and Bush v. Gore (contested election) took just 30 days to reach a Supreme Court judgement.