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Cases of the 315th Review Board
Dunn v. Elections Commission
Seeking an injunction against the use of the Student Information Network to conduct elections.
| Case Number: | Not Assigned |
|---|---|
| Filed on: | September 15, 2007 |
| Status: | Withdrawn by Petitioner |
| Petitioners: | Cliff Dunn, Review Board Member |
| Respondents: | Elections Commission |
Case History
9/16/2007: Cliff Dunn has withdrawn the case.
9/16/2007: Cliff Dunn has submitted a request to expedite the hearing of the case.
9/15/2007: Cliff Dunn has recused himself from all involvement with this case as a member of the Review Board, including motions, hearing, and deliberations.
9/15/2007: Petition filed by Cliff Dunn.
Documents
Petitioner Filings
- 9/15/2007: Petition
Kennedy-Shaffer v. SBA et al.
Challenging the Student Bar Association’s appointment of Student Assembly senator(s), and seeking the direct popular election of Student Bar Association senator(s).
| Case Number: | RB 315-002 |
|---|---|
| Filed on: | September 2, 2007 |
| Decided on: | October 3, 2007 |
| Status: | Decided in favor of Respondent, 5-2. |
| Petitioners: | Alan Kennedy-Shaffer, SBA member Joe Luppino-Esposito, Class of 2008 Senator |
| Respondents: | Student Bar Association Student Assembly Senate Graduate Council Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Association MBA Association Graduate Education Association VIMS Graduate Student Association |
Case History
10/24/2007: The deadline to file petitions of appeal lapsed at 12:00 AM tonight. As no petitions of appeal were received, the majority opinion stands.
10/8/2007: Opinions released. The Review Board will accept petitions of appeal until 11:59 PM, Tuesday, October 23.
10/3/2007: Decision reached 5-2 in favor of Respondents. Opinions are forthcoming.
10/3/2007: Hearing held at at 9:00 PM in Tyler 102.
10/1/2007: Hearing rescheduled for October 3, 2007 at 9:00 PM in Tyler 102.
9/22/2007: The hearing has been postponed.
9/14/2007: A hearing has been scheduled for September 23, 2007 at 2:00 PM. We have requested Tyler 102 for the hearing.
9/12/2007: Amended versions of Petition and Response distributed. Will Coggin removed from Petitioners; Joe Luppino-Esposito joined Petitioners. All Graduate student governments, and the Graduate Council, joined Respondents.
9/06/2007: Response recieved from the SBA.
9/02/2007: Petition filed by Alan Kennedy-Shaffer.
Documents
by the Review Board
- 10/8/2007: Majority Opinion
- 10/8/2007: Dissenting Opinion
- 9/22/2007: Posponement Notice
- 9/14/2007: Press Release #1
Petitioner Filings
- 10/3/2007: Petitioner Executive Summary
- 9/21/2007: Petitioner Presentation
- 9/21/2007: Petitioner Exhibit F - Rebuttal to Certain Statements in SBA Response
- 9/21/2007: Petitioner Exhibit E - Petition as Printed in W&M Advocate
- 9/21/2007: Petitioner Exhibit D - Draft 1.0 of Current SA Constitution
- 9/21/2007: Petitioner Exhibit C - Old SA Constitution
- 9/21/2007: Petitioner Exhibit B - Statement by Will Coggin on SBA Response
- 9/21/2007: Petitioner Exhibit A - Op-Ed in W&M Advocate
- 9/12/2007: Petition (as amended)
Respondent Filings
- 10/3/2007: Respondent Exhibit A - Statement by Dave Solimini on SA Constitution
- 9/12/2007: Response (as amended)
Recording of the Hearing (.mp3 format)
Due to technical difficulties, the Opening Arguments were not recorded.
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 20m 34s | Petitioner Discussion |
| 19m 53s | Respondent Discussion |
| 9m 11s | Petitioner Discussion (extension pt. 1) |
| 11m 22s | Respondent Discussion (extension) |
| 1m 53s | Petitioner Discussion (extension pt. 2) |
| 5m 03s | Petitioner Closing Arguments |
| 4m 54s | Respondent Closing Arguments |
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