Canada’s Supreme Court Rejects Appointment Of Newest Member

In a stunning move, Canada’s top court voted 6-to-1 that its own newest member, Justice Marc Nadon, is ineligible to serve on on the court. The ruling voids Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Oct. 3 appointment of Nadon, which he can decide without input from Parliament under Canadian law. The Washington Post examines what quirks of Canadian law made the extraordinary vote possible, and examines how it may change the country’s constitutional debate.