In that case the Belfast Assembly could be suspended, or fresh elections to it could be announced.
In the fracking case, the Assembly and the Senate Independent Democratic Conference have introduced laws that would delay a pending decision on drilling by Cuomo.
In Coedpoeth, Wrexham - the first part of Wales to return its vote in the Assembly referendum, in this case a No vote - is the aptly named Assembly Road.
The French national assembly is debating the case of the top government official on Corsica, Bernard Bonnet, who's been detained over allegations of involvement in an arson attack.
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In 2003, Labour won Clwyd West by just 436 votes - but the Plaid, Conservative and Lib Dem candidates who had all lost in the constituency were nevertheless elected to the assembly, because in each case they were top of their party's regional list.
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The spokesman for the Welsh Assembly Government said it had been a "difficult case" for all involved.
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On behalf of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, Peter Black AM said that they had only asked the assembly to overturn the disqualification because this was an exceptional case.
He claimed they had "pretended to campaign against it and voted against it when it was clear that an Assembly majority was going to push it through in any case".
Barron and the Republicans each argued Silver needed to go because the Lopez case is just the most recent of a string of cases in the Assembly in which men in powerful positions intimidated, harassed or hurt female staffers.
"Under Welsh Assembly Government guidance the Local Safeguarding Children's Board undertakes a case review whenever a child dies and abuse or neglect is suspected, " said a spokesman.
Though a case at the Supreme Court recently underliend the fact that laws passed by the Welsh assembly have the same legal weight as acts of parliament, it would be rather difficult to argue that we're on stronger legal grounds than Westminster.
And in any case, he cannot become first minister of Wales because he is not standing for the assembly.
Local assembly member Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, said the case raises questions about the role of neighbouring authorities in planning applications.
In October, Welsh Assembly First Minister Rhodri Morgan described the situation as "regrettable" that the case for tickbox had not been made earlier in the ONS discussions in Wales about its work.
Sinn Fein assembly member Fra McCann welcomed the decision by the former internees to take a court case.
In an answer to a written assembly question on the issue health minister Brian Gibbons said the trust's business case for the unit was expected this month.
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His indictment in the perjury case, brought by Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson, stemmed from his activities before he was elected to the Assembly.
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