Milki v JHU SGA
The Writ of Certiorari The Chair of the CSE emailed one of the justices raising a concern about the timing of this constitutional amendment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SxmZZ51e8BpVsysdB2Aq0mCh3oftRiRbM-EE7bYTSjA/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs It was noted that “the timing of the passing may be unconstitutional because of what’s written in the current SGA constitution. The rules regarding elected positions should not be changing during an election period.”
The Judiciary’s Ruling The Judiciary used summary judgement to make a decision A vote which disregards oral arguments and a trial for a lack of standing/quickness of the opposition Because it was a constitutional amendment change this verdict was reached The SGA has 3 days to make an appeal if they disagree with the ruling The Judiciary ruled 5-0 in favor of Milki Judiciary Ruling
Important Takeaways The constitutional amendment to Article 4, section 1, subsection 4, subsection a which states “The Committee on Student Elections can waive this requirement at their discretion” must also be removed from the JHU constitution with immediate effect. The candidate elect for the Chair of the Student-Athlete Caucus cannot be considered as such, and this position cannot be filled via election until the 2025 Spring election cycle. However, this position can be filled in the interim via the process the legislative branch has for filling vacancies in Chair and Vice-chair caucus positions that arise between election cycles.