Blackburn strikes judicial council ruling

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On Feb. 13, Dean of Students Sean Blackburn ordered the ASUW Judicial Council (JC) to strike from the record a decision handed down during the 2015-2016 academic year, concerning former ASUW President Brian Schueler and Former Vice President Emily Kath.
In a letter addressed to Schueler and Kath, Blackburn cites Article III, section four, subsection c of the ASUW bylaws.
“Each party to a dispute or charge shall be afforded an opportunity to speak on their own behalf, present rebuttal, have an opportunity to question any witness; and present summary testimony,” Blackburn said, referencing Article III of the ASUW bylaws.
Blackburn said that requirement had not been met, and that Schueler and Kath had not been provided with due process.
“I have found that notice and opportunity to be heard was not provided to [Schueler and Kath] in relevant matters of this decision,” Blackburn said. “ Therefore I order the judicial council decision be permanently struck form the ASUW record. “
Blackburn recently struck down an ASUW Judicial Council decisionHowever, former members of the judicial council disagree.
“As I recall, President Schueler and VP Kath responded to the charges against them in written form, foregoing the opportunity to do so,” Former ASUW Judicial Council Chief Justice Casey Terrell said.
Terrell was the Chief Justice at the time the decision was handed down, and said that his views on the matter are only his own as a former Chief Justice and are in no way reflective of ASUW or any other individual.
Terrell is not the only one who disagrees with Blackburn’s assessment.
“Dean Blackburn has claimed that there was no testimony and so he overrode the decision,” former member of the ASUW Judicial Council Chris Ryan said. “The JC ruled last year that written testimony would be used.”
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