The Student Association Supreme Court will begin guiding its course with bylaws after an old draft of the operating rules was found in the SA’s archives Tuesday.

SA Senate Speaker John Fallon motioned at the Nov. 19 senate meeting to formally request the Supreme Court present its bylaws by Feb. 4, 1990. However, newly-appointed Justice and former SA Vice President Cam Davis remembered the old bylaws and found them in the archives.

“I’m very happy to learn that the bylaws that are supposed to exist do exist,” Fallon said. “Hopefully, the remainder of the cases to be heard will be heard according to these bylaws.”

Concern began when Fallon defended the senate in a hearing petitioned by SA Community Affairs Adviser Brian Subatich. “I was looking for the bylaws, and there was nothing there,” he said.

Fallon said Bozeman told him the court had no bylaws and operated according to the SA constitution, which prompted him to request that bylaws be drafted.

“I find it unbelievable that they thought they didn’t have bylaws,” Fallon said. “It’s their fault they didn’t search for any bylaws.”

Fallon said Davis has notified Supreme Court Chief Justice Ed Gil and other justices Pam Bozeman, Robert Snidman and Brad Camis about the discovery. The court will meet to review the bylaws, Fallon said. The revised bylaws will then come up next semester for senate approval.

SA President Huda Scheidelman, after learning of the discovery through a phone call from The Northern Star, said, “That’s interesting.”

Gil was unavailable for comment Tuesday.