PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

  1. Basics
    1. The Department of Justice shall be made up of the following;
      1. Attorney General - Department Leader
      2. Solicitor General
      3. District Attorney
    2. The Department of Justice shall also hold an Investigation Service team, only when deemed fit by the Department, who shall be responsible for investigating potential breaches of law
       
  2. Responsibilities
    1. The Department of Justice shall;
      1. Prosecute for breaches in laws
      2. Organize and schedule cases and settlement hearings
    2. A member of the Department of Justice shall represent the following people, unless their representation is refused;
      1. Any member of the Executive Office of the President,
      2. Any Branch Leader or Deputy Branch Leader,
      3. Any Cabinet department leader, as defined by the President, Vice President or Chief Staff
    3. The Department of Justice shall assign Justices, Jury members or a Judge to any case that lacks the required number
      1. For a Court of Appeals or Supreme Court case, the Department of Justice may only assign 7iC+
      2. For a District Court case, the Department of Justice may only randomly assign employees
      3. The Department of Justice cannot appoint any of their members to sit on any Supreme Court panel, Court of Appeals panel, or Jury
      4. The Department of Justice cannot appoint anyone involved in the case to the Bench or Jury

PART 2 - COURTS

  1. Court of Appeals (CoA)
    1. A CoA shall be used for someone appealing;
      1. Their name on Training Kick on Sight, National Punishment, Ban on Sight, or any branch blacklist
      2. For their own data removal from the site, including their EE:DB
      3. The rejection of their case by the Department of Justice
    2. People must specify which of the above they are appealing
    3. Any CoA shall contain 5, 7 or 9 justices on the Bench
    4. The CoA shall be presided over by the Chief Justice, or the Deputy Chief Justice in their absence

 

  1. Supreme Court (SC)
    1. A SC hearing shall be used for;
      1. Any cases where the defendant is 5iC+, or the crime is of Class A punishment
      2. Any District Court case that receives a retrial
      3. Any interpretation hearings
    2. Any SC shall contain 5, 7 or 9 justices on the Bench
    3. Any SC shall be presided over by the highest ranking Judicial employee present
       
  2. District Court (DC)
    1. A DC hearing shall be used for;
      1. Any hearing that does not belong to a SC or CoA case
    2. Any DC shall contain a Judge, and a Jury of 7 randomly selected employees
      1. One member of the Jury shall be selected to be the spokesperson by the Department of Justice
      2. The verdict reached upon by a Jury shall be final, except when;
        1. Overturned on appeal by the Supreme Court
        2. The Jury gives a verdict of Guilty, and the Presiding Judge overrules to give a verdict of Not Guilty
          1. The Presiding Judge may only do this if the action is reasonable, and if found to be abusing said power for any reason defined as valid by the Department of Justice, may be charged with Obstruction of Justice, a Class B crime
    3. Any DC shall be presided over by a District Judge, or an Associate Justice in their absence
       
  3. Powers
    1. Court of Appeals
      1. Any CoA only has the power to authorise or decline any appeal
    2. Supreme Court
      1. Any SC has the power to issue any punishment, so long as the law does not prohibit it
      2. Any SC that is hearing a retrial may only overturn the original punishment, or allow it to continue
    3. District Court
      1. Any DC has the power to issue any punishment, so long as the law does not prohibit it
         
  4. Retrials
    1. Retrials may only occur if new evidence has been obtained since the original verdict was made

PART 3 - CLASSES OF CRIMES

  1. Basic System
    1. Crimes shall be classed as one of the following;
      1. Class A - maximum punishment of being added to the Ban on Sight list
      2. Class B - a maximum punishment of a demotion
      3. Class C - a maximum punishment of a strike
      4. Unclassified - a punishment in accordance with any common law, or as determined by the Court on an independent basis
    2. Any crime not specified as belonging to a class, shall be considered Unclassified

PART 4 - SUBMITTED CASES

  1. Basics
    1. All cases must be submitted on the White House website
    2. All cases must contain all evidence and witnesses at the time of submission
    3. Cases may be withdrawn at any time by the plaintiff
    4. The Department of Justice shall assign an Attorney to both parties, unless representation is refused
       
  2. Declining the Case (Department of Justice)
    1. The Department of Justice may only decline a case if;
      1. There is no evidence or witnesses at the time of submission
      2. The alleged offence is not a crime
      3. The evidence provided does not relate to the offence accused, or is invalid
      4. The plaintiff or appellant does not respond to the Department of Justice over 5 days
         
  3. Anonymous Submission
    1. Any employee can contact the Department of Justice to anonymously sue on their behalf
    2. In this instance, evidence may be edited to hide the identity of the anonymous person
       
  4. Whistleblowing
    1. Individuals may give the Department of Justice or another authority information about potential breaches of law, and may be protected from detriment if doing so
       
  5. Scheduling
    1. The Department of Justice must schedule any case for a time where both parties are available
    2. If the defendant or plaintiff does not show, and has not asked for a reschedule before the set time, the case shall continue in their absence
      1. If their Attorney fails to show, or they are self representing, the case shall be rescheduled once, but not again
      2. If they have asked for a reschedule, the Department of Justice must reschedule
         
  6. Evidence & Witnesses
    1. Both parties must give all evidence & witnesses they hold to the Department of Justice
    2. The Department of Justice must send all evidence & witness names to the opposite party
    3. This must happen before the case begins
      1. If the case has started, the opposite party is entitled to 5 minutes of reviewing the new evidence/witness name(s)

PART 5 - COURT PROCEDURES

  1. The procedure of each court named in this Act shall be conducted in a standard fashion determined by the Department of Justice and Judicial Leadership

PART 6 - LEGAL EVIDENCE

  1. General Requirements
    1. The following must be within any piece of evidence for it to be accepted;
      1. The URL
      2. Date and Time
        1. The year may be omitted for all evidence on Apple software
           
  2. Specific Requirements
    1. The following types of evidence shall have additional requirements on top of the general requirements for it to be accepted
      1. Habbo Hotel Screenshot or Video must include;
        1. The room information box, including the room name and room owner
      2. White House Website Screenshot or Video (TheHabboWH.org) must;
        1. Have evidence mode enabled, visibly showing the date, time, and username of the website account
      3. White House Document Screenshot or Video must include;
        1. The Document Title
           
  3. Redacted Evidence
    1. The Attorney General may redact sections of evidence to protect/hide the identity of the individual responsible for capturing the piece of evidence
    2. The Attorney General may only redact sections of evidence that identify the identity of the member who captured them, and no other information
    3. The Attorney General must make all redactions explicitly clear via the use of a colour that stands out from the context
       
  4. Compound Evidence
    1. No compound evidence shall be acceptable in any court, or as any form of evidence in White House law.
    2. "compound evidence" shall be defined as a valid piece of evidence containing an invalid piece of evidence
       
  5. Provisions
    1. This Part shall be ignored if the evidence has been certified by an Ethics Board

PART 7 - ETHICS BOARD

  1. Establishment
    1. There shall be a group entitled the Ethics Board, herein the Board
    2. The Board shall;
      1. Have the power to review evidence submitted to them which does not comply with this act, except for this Part, and certify it as legal evidence of wrongdoing, ignoring any and all other requirements
         
  2. Certification Request
    1. The Attorney General shall, upon receiving a request by any member for the Board to review an illegal piece, or a set of illegal pieces of evidence, accept or deny the certification request
      1. The Attorney General may only deny a request for one of the following reasons;
        1. Spam / Trolling
        2. Minor in Consequence
        3. Follows Evidence Requirements
      2. The Supreme Court may overrule the Attorney General via majority vote if the request is denied
    2. The Board, upon an accepted Certification Request, shall;
      1. Be established and comprised of 5 randomly assigned impartial and unbiased employees of the White House, and be chaired by the Attorney General and deputy chaired by the President
        1. The Chair shall remove any randomly chosen member who does not comply with this clause, and must replace them with another randomly chosen member
        2. If the evidence involves adult themed topics, speech, or images, the Chair may remove any randomly chosen member who states or have stated that they are below the age of 18
        3. If either the President or Attorney General is involved in the case, or may be potentially biased, the Supreme Court may via majority vote choose another 5iC+ member to replace them
          1. This vote must be made public to all employees
      2. Review the evidence within up to three days via a majority vote, deciding whether or not to certify the evidence based on moral and ethical grounds
        1. This review shall be final, and may not be overturned or ignored by any authority
      3. Disband once the decision has been made and the evidence has been either certified or not
         
  3. Provisions
    1. There may be multiple Boards at once, each only assigned to a single piece of evidence, unless the evidence is part of a set involving the same case, in which they shall review all pieces of evidence and may choose to certify or not certify each individual one
    2. Once evidence has been certified, it may be used against the offending party in the courts, or by a leadership member following all punishment laws, and not setting unreasonable punishments
    3. Any case or hearing with evidence being processed by the ethics board shall not begin before the ethics board is finished
    4. If any evidence is certified against a member, and the alleged crime does not fall under the definition of an existing crime in law, that member shall be considered to have committed a “Breach of Ethics”, a Class A crime
    5. All members of the Board must comply with all White House laws while on the board, including bribery, otherwise be charged with “Breach of Ethics”, a Class A crime
       
  4. Report
    1. After the Board has reached a decision, the Attorney General shall be responsible for publishing a public report detailing the following;
      1. The evidence in question
      2. The number of votes in favor of certifying the evidence
      3. The number of votes opposed to certifying the evidence
      4. Whether or not the evidence was certified
      5. A summarized statement of both sides of the argument
      6. An optional section for any member of the Board to give their final notes if they wish
      7. A final statement about the process from the Attorney General and any final notes

PART 8: LEGAL MISCELLANEOUS

  1. Double Jeopardy
    1. No one may be sued for a crime they have already settled on, or have been ruled on again by a Court
    2. This does not include cases where the defendant was found “Not Guilty”, and new evidence has attained since
       
  2. Statute of Limitations
    1. No one may be sued for a crime that occurred over 2 months before the case submission date
       
  3. Settlements
    1. All Supreme Court and District Court cases must make an attempt to settle outside of Court
    2. There are no limitations to what can be offered and accepted in a Settlement hearing
    3. The Department of Justice must oversee all Settlement hearings
       
  4. Regulations of the Court
    1. Everyone must remain seated throughout the trial, except when asked to stand
    2. The Jury and people in the gallery must remain silent, and spectate respectfully;
    3. The Judge and people in the gallery must not publicly represent their views within the courtroom while a trial is in progress or during a recess.
    4. Anyone in breach of this Section may be found in Contempt of Court, a Class B offence, and be removed from the Courtroom
       
  5. Pardons
    1. The President may excuse any defendant found guilty of punishment, through a pardon, via an order
    2. This doesn’t apply to cases where the defendant is the Vice President
       
  6. Impeachment of Elected Officials
    1. The President, Vice President (in accordance with Article 1, Section 5 of the Constitution), or any other elected official shall be submittable to impeachment for crimes against the White House which occurred while in office that is Class A or B
    2. The President or Vice President, upon the Department of Justice accepting a court case against them in accordance with this Section, shall be removed from the following executive powers;
      1. The hiring and firing of the Attorney General
      2. The hiring and firing of the Chief Justice and any Supreme Court Justice
      3. The granting of a pardon
      4. Issuing orders
      5. Proclamation of legislation
        1. Any time limits on legislation during this time shall pause
    3. In cases of impeachment of an elected official that is not the President or Vice President, they shall be restricted from hiring, firing and striking powers
    4. An impeachment resolution shall be submitted, in accordance with Part 14 of the Legislation Act 2019
      1. If the resolution receives a minimum of 75% vote in favour of impeachment, a guilty verdict in the following court case shall remove the individual from their position
      2. If the resolution doesn't receive a minimum of 75% vote in favour of impeachment, the following court case, if finding a guilty verdict, shall be authorized to assign a punishment below of a demotion and shall reinstate the powers that were revoked
        1. If the court, upon making a verdict against the relevant official not guilty, shall reinstate the powers removed under Subsection 2 of this Section
        2. Powers shall also be reinstated through a settlement hearing if an agreement is reached

 

  1. Closed Cases
    1. The Department of Justice may declare any hearing a ‘Closed Case’ if the evidence contains sensitive information
    2. Revealing specific information from a Closed Case is a Class A offence
       
  2. Crimes outside of the White House
    1. A person may be sued for a crime in White House law even if they were not in a White House room, if the situation is approved by the Supreme Court on an individual basis
       
  3. Interpretation Hearings
    1. The District or Supreme Court may define a word or phrase in an act of law where there is no definition / interpretation, or the definition / interpretation is vague
    2. Hearings may be requested by anyone

PART 9 - POWERS TO AMEND

  1. The President and Chief of Staff may amend Part 1, Section 1 via order.
  2. The Attorney General may amend Parts 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 via order via consent from the House of Representatives.
  3. All amendments made to this Act by primary legislation must have received responses from the Chief Justice and the Attorney General.