The Advocate
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| Circulation | 98,000 |
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| Editors | Peter Kovacs |
| First issue date | 1842 |
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| ID | 1036379 |
About The Advocate
The Advocate is Louisiana's largest daily newspaper. Based in Baton Rouge, it serves the southern portion of the state, including Baton Rouge and Lafayette. A separate edition for New Orleans, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate, is published.
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Scottish independence: UK government asks Supreme Court to dismiss indyref2 case
The UK government has urged judges to dismiss The Scottish Government 's request for a ruling on whether it has The Power to hold indyref2.
The Scottish Government has to examine whether a referendum could be staged without formal consent from Westminster.
The UK government has now questioned whether The Court should agree to hear The case.
And it said it was clear that Holyrood does not have The necessary powers.
The case was referred to The Supreme Court last month by Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain - The Scottish Government 's top law officer.
It followed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon setting out her route map to securing another referendum on independence, which she wants to hold on 19 October 2023.
The First Minister said she hoped The Supreme Court would " deliver clarity and legal certainty in a timely manner" over whether she could hold a referendum even if The UK government continues to refuse to give permission.
If The Court rules that Holyrood does not have The Power , She Said The Next General election would become a " De Facto referendum" with The SNP standing on a Single Issue of independence.
It later emerged that The Lord Advocate was not prepared to sign off on The Scottish Government 's independence referendum bill without a ruling from The Supreme Court .
She Said she currently " does not have The necessary degree of confidence" that The Scottish Parliament would have The Power to hold indyref2.
In its initial response to The Supreme Court , The UK government said its " clear view" was that a bill legislating for a referendum on independence would be outside The legislative competence of The Scottish Parliament , arguing that issues relating to The Constitution are reserved to Westminster.
It also said The referendum legislation has not been passed by MSPs - and has Not Yet even been introduced to The Scottish Parliament - so it would be " premature" for judges to rule on it.
And it confirmed that its top legal advisor in Scotland - The Advocate General - would take part in The case.
A UK government spokesman said it had been clear that " now is not The Time to be discussing another independence referendum, when people across Scotland want both their governments to be Working Together on The issues that matter to them and their families".
He added: " However, following The Lord Advocate's referral of The Scottish Government 's draft Scottish Independence Referendum Bill, The UK government has today lodged its initial response with The Supreme Court .
" The papers confirm that The Advocate General for Scotland will become a formal party to The case, and ask The Court to consider whether it should accept The Lord Advocate's referral. "
The Supreme Court is The highest court in The United Kingdom , with its judges - who are known as justices - having The Final say on The biggest legal issues. They are The ultimate check and balance on The UK's laws and constitution.
Handling of The case is currently with The President of The Court , Lord Reed - a Scottish former Court of Session judge. He will decide The timescales on which The case will be heard, and whether any preliminary issues need to be dealt with first.
If The Scottish Government wins The case, Ms Sturgeon said The Bill would be introduced at Holyrood and passed swiftly to allow a vote to happen in October 2023.
Source of news: bbc.com