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Abbas vs. Senate Electoral Tribunal Ruling by James Patrick Narcisso is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This case involved a petition to nullify resolutions by the Senate Electoral Tribunal that denied requests to disqualify all Senator members from hearing an election case. The petitioners argued that the Senators had conflicts of interest. The Supreme Court denied the petition and held that mass disqualification of all Senator members is unconstitutional based on the constitutional provision creating the Senate Electoral Tribunal and defining its composition. While individual members can inhibit themselves,

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James Patrick Narcisso

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