14th Supreme Court: Difference between revisions

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The Supreme Court may issue legal rulings on any disputes over the interpretation of regional law. The following are the legal rulings that were issued during the term of the 14th Supreme Court:
 
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| align="center" | [https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=35843738 #1] (Ministerial Policy Application)
| align="center" | 3 July 2019
| align="center" | Supported by Auven, Llorens, and Morvan.
| align="center" | "The General Assembly shall be responsible for: (a) Voting on proposed laws, amendments, and policies" <small>(Section IV.3 of the Constitution)</small>
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| align="center" | The application of those policies is a ministerial duty separate from the legislating of policies.
* Determined that Ministers may apply relevant policy as legislated by the General Assembly, rather than the General Assembly being required to vote on the application of each policy
* Initiated by a dispute over Minister of Foreign Affairs Hecknamistan's decision to close the embassy with The Verusation Federation without consulting the General Assembly, which was deemed legal
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| align="center" | [https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=35869702 #2] (Public Legislative Voting)
| align="center" | 56 July 2019
| align="center" | Supported by Auven, Llorens, and Morvan.
| align="center" | "All General Assembly votes on legislation shall be viewable to the public" <small>(Legislature Conduct Act)</small>
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| align="center" | It can be conducted privately and the votes of members can be released publicly once done.
* Determined that the status quo practice of the General Assembly voting in a private channel and releasing the vote outcome publicly satisfied the requirement for all votes to be "viewable to the public"
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