Great Britain's High Court – one of the most senior legal venues in the land – has ruled that the government of Prime Minister Teresa May must win a parliamentary vote in order to trigger Article 50 and start the process of exiting the EU.  The government announced it would appeal the decision to the Supreme Court next month. The court pointed out that "[t]he most fundamental rule of the UK's constitution is that parliament is sovereign and can make and unmake any law it chooses[.]" The court chose to dismiss the government argument that a soveriegn parliament approved the referendum in the first place. Reuters: "The country voted to leave the European Union in a referendum approved by Act of Parliament. And the government is determined to respect the result of the referendum," it said. In theory, parliament could block Brexit altogether. But few people expect that outcome, given that the British people voted by 52 to...(Read Full Post)