The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Northern Ireland Protocol, which governs trade across the Irish Sea as part of the Brexit deal, is lawful.
The judges unanimously rejected an appeal by unionist politicians who argued that the protocol breached the Acts of Union and the Northern Ireland Act.
The court stated that Parliament had authorised the making of the protocol, and that the protocol did not violate the Acts of Union's requirement that all United Kingdom home nations be treated equally in matters of trade.
However, the Unionist community remains angered by the EU's insistence on economic alignment, which they feel is drawing Northern Ireland away from the rest of the UK.
The UK Supreme Court has upheld the legality of the Northern Ireland Protocol, which governs trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
The court rejected an appeal by unionist politicians who claimed the protocol breached the Acts of Union and the Northern Ireland Act.
The protocol has been a contentious issue since its inception, with Unionists seeing it as a violation of Northern Ireland's constitutional status.
Meanwhile, the Unionist community in Belfast feels ignored and angered by the actions and words of the European Union.
The Good Friday Agreement states that any change to the constitutional status of Northern Ireland must proceed based on the principle of consent, but the EU's insistence on economic alignment is seen by many as drawing Northern Ireland away from the rest of the UK. Despite the court ruling, tensions remain as the future relationship between Northern Ireland and the UK continues to be subject to negotiation.