[Private] New Term Business

[Pallaith]

Well now that the maskings are all updated, time to get the term started.

First order of business of course is making our selection for Chief Justice. I would put myself forward to continue serving in that capacity if that’s alright with everyone.

Secondly, I’d like to get your thoughts on our clerk program, and whether we will be continuing it. I’ve seen a marked decline in interest since it started, and the other officials who volunteered to work on the program haven’t contributed. Can’t say I’m terrible surprised, that’s how this usually goes. But if we aren’t going to continue it we should talk about winding it down I think.

Third, I’d like to talk about the judicial decisions archive. I am always interested in exploring ways to improve it and make it more useful to the citizenry, if you have any thoughts on that please share.

Welcome aboard Dali, you’re just in time for our final item, the piece of unfinished business from last term, a R4R for a ban review that has implications for our RMB moderation policy and follows up on our landmark free speech ruling on RMB regulation. We should definitely get going on that once you have a chance to get up to speed.

 

[Vivanco]

I second Pallaith continuing to serve as Chief Justice.

I'd say to continue it. To see it dwindle down, doesn't mean it should dissapear. It's a new project. One more term, I think.

What kinds of ideas would you be looking for regarding the juditial archive?

 

[Pallaith]

I second Pallaith continuing to serve as Chief Justice.

I'd say to continue it. To see it dwindle down, doesn't mean it should dissapear. It's a new project. One more term, I think.

What kinds of ideas would you be looking for regarding the juditial archive?

Well we need content to provide to the clerks, not to mention people actually participating in the exercises. So far we’ve just had them do briefs for the R4Rs, some of which actually were submitted to the Court formally. But I had always imagined hypothetical scenarios for them to brief on, content to have between actual R4Rs, and that’s hasn’t been realized yet. I’m a one man show and I don’t know if there’s a point performing if people won’t come to see the show, to stretch this metaphor out.

The point of the archive as currently designed is not just to house all former judicial decisions in one place, but to give the region quick and easy summaries of those decisions and provide the basic details about them (dates, justices involved, other rulings they impacted). Is there other data we can highlight from the decisions that we should make easier for people to see at a glance? Look at it and tell me, essentially, what columns you wish it included that it’s missing.

 

[Dalimbar]

Hello fellow Justices!

I don’t have much thought on items 2 or 3 for the moment but am supportive of Pallaith continuing as Chief Justice. On the R4R I’ve sort of started to read it over but will have time this weekend. I figure that’ll be a good refresher on TNP legalese (as it’s been quite a while since my experience with it).