BREAKING: Top court rules that British leader must get Parliament's approval to trigger Brexit law

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   Britain's Supreme Court ruled that Prime Minister Theresa May does not have the authority to unilaterally trigger the legislation needed to begin the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union. The judgement, which says that lawmakers must approve Article 50 first, could complicate the U.K.'s route to Brexit after a majority of Britons voted to leave the 28-member EU at a referendum in June last year. May has vowed to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which starts the divorce process, by the end of March. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108