The High Court will this morning decide whether MPs must vote on triggering Article 50 - the legal step which kicks off Brexit talks.
If judges rule that a Parliamentary vote is needed, then pro-EU MPs will get a fresh opportunity to try and block Brexit.
Government lawyers have argued that Article 50 can be invoked using royal prerogative powers without the need for vote in Parliament.
Could the Supreme Court ruling be overturned?
Whatever the outcome of the legal challenge, the case is likely to be taken to appeal at the Supreme Court in December.
Vincenzo Scarpetta, senior policy analyst at Open Europe, said: “It think it is likely to be appealed, whatever way it goes. Whether it is overturned or not, I have no idea.”
Could MPs block Brexit if they get a vote in Parliament?
Even if there is a vote in Parliament, it is unlikely that a majority of MPs would vote to block an attempt to trigger Article 50.
In order for pro-EU MPs to triumph and block Article 50, there would have to be a Tory rebellion on the issue.
This is because the Conservatives have a majority in Government and is likely to use a three-line whip on the vote.
Many Labour MPs, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and the SNP oppose Brexit but their support alone would not be enough to block Article 50.
Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party leadership have said that the will of the people must be respected after the EU referendum result.
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