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'''''Independent Special Prosecutor v. Kisswani''''', F-24-059 (2024), was a landmark decision of the [[Central Student Judiciary]]. The case concerned [[Hana Kisswani]], a School of Social Work Assembly candidate who accepted a donation from her non-student sister and exceeded | '''''Independent Special Prosecutor v. Kisswani''''', F-24-059 (2024), was a landmark decision of the [[Central Student Judiciary]]. The case concerned [[Hana Kisswani]], a School of Social Work Assembly candidate who accepted a donation from her non-student sister and exceeded CSG’s Campaign Expenditure Limit. The Court held that a rule prohibiting donations from non-students did not apply to candidates' acceptance of such donations, and only prohibited non-students from making donations. More significantly, the Court struck down the Candidate Expenditure Limit as unconstitutional under the Free Speech Clause of the [[All-Campus Constitution]], applying [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strict%20scrutiny strict scrutiny] and partially overturning [[Parikh v. University Elections Commission (2012)|''Parikh v. UEC'' (2012)]]. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||