Legal
President Michael D Higgins mulls constitutionality of new judicial appointments bill
President will convene the Council of State to decide if bill should be referred to Supreme Court in potential set back to justice minister
President Michael D Higgins has called a meeting of his Council of State this week to consider the constitutionality of the government’s judicial appointments bill.
It is only the third time that he has taken such an action during his two terms as President.
President Higgins has the power to ask the Supreme Court to consider the constitutionality of any new government bill, but he has to convene a meeting of the Council of State ...