Kalistani Constitutional Court

Justices
Franklin V. Hoochen - PPP

[Minister of Justice] Topaz Wardu - RFP

W. Sanderson Lear - RFP

[Chancellor] Yanesz Kaszek - PLP

Don Vito Corleone - PLP

[Former president] Frank N. Furter - CWP

Val Franks - SLPK

Daniel Danielson - HP

White v. Diamond (2387)
Plaintiff Jesse White, Chief Council for the Communism Wow! Party

Defendent Darla Diamond, acting President of Kalistan and leader of the Rights and Freedom Party

Complaint

White cited a 2218 law that forced the Head of State to appoint a cabinet after every election, charging that president Diamond was guilty of violating the law and therefore of criminal negligence for failing to do so. White also made the later contested claims that the law applied directly to the office of "President" and that it was an amendment to the constitution.

Ruling

Hearing and Deliberations

Final Vote

The court ruled that the amendment was unconstitutional, and therefore that the case would be dismissed and President Diamond be declared innocent. The vote was 6 for dismissal, 0 against, 2 abstains.

Majority Opinion written by Justice Corleone (PLP)


 * The amendment was unconstitutional because it infringed on the separation of powers and the powers of the President.
 * The amendment was not specifically called an amendment, and was therefore only a bill, and thus did not have the power to make such a constitutional change.
 * Amendments from previous constitutions should be brought before the Court, and in absence of a court ruling can be considered to remain active.

Opinion endorsed by Chief Justice Hoochen and Justices Wardu, Lear, Corleone, and Furter.

Justices
Henry Morgan - PPP

Don Vito Corleone - PLP

Stanislav Kovalevsky - PLP

SPD

SPD

Hypolita Stone - RFP

Jesse White - CWP

HP

Val Franks - SLPK

Garland v. Kaszek (2392)
Plaintiff Don Garland, Chief Council of the Communism Wow! Party

Defendent Yanesz Kaszek, acting President, Chancellor, and leader of the Party of Liberty and Prosperity.

Complaint

Garland charged that Kaszek's being both head of state and head of government was a violation of the constitutional separation of powers.