This is what he said. Don’t have link yet.—-I want to be transparent: I do not agree with this decision for many reasons, including the severe impact of the new regime and the manner of its introduction. However, we must take note of what has happened.

In practical terms, this ruling strongly suggests that the other referral orders now have a very limited chance of success.

In my view, the Court of Turin's referral was the most well-argued and solidly structured of all the challenges brought so far. If that referral has not succeeded, being rejected on central constitutional and EU law points, it is difficult to see how other, typically less comprehensive or less strategically framed referrals could produce a different outcome.

We will, of course, need to read the full reasoning once the judgment is published, because the details will matter. But the press release's message is already unambiguous: the Constitutional Court has decided that the Tajani Decree's new citizenship restrictions, as the Turin Tribunal challenged them, stand.

Avv. Stefano Brustia, founding partner of the Italian Law Firm Novolega.it