In re Separation of Powers

In re Separation of Powers, 16-008 (2016) is a case in which the Supreme Court of Saginaw Valley ruled that the separation of powers is an axiomatic principle of democratic government and was written into the Student Association Charter by the Framers.

The advisory ruling declared that no branch of the association may "delve into the affairs" of another branch without "explicit and unambiguous" permission from the Charter, and it declared several provisions of the Student Association By-Laws ''void ab initio. ''It also declared that the Speaker of the Association isn't subject to presidential directives and that the association officers and committee chairs are in the legislative branch and that the Executive Assistant to the Association and the Cabinet are in the executive branch.