Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow appealed the Associated Students of Madison's Student Services Finance Committee's decision to deny the organization funding before the Student Judiciary Wednesday.
On Oct. 5, SSFC turned down CFACT's request for eligibility to receive general student services funding.
According to SSFC legal counsel Kurt Gosselin and SSFC Chair Brandon Williams, SSFC denied CFACT because they violated Student Activity Center Governing Board policies and ASM rules.
Gosselin said those violations involved CFACT intentionally ignoring SACGB's policy on removal of furniture two times and leaving a chair in a room after a meeting.
He also said CFACT had empty beer cans in their office in the Student Activity Center.
CFACT was also denied funding because although the organization's services did meet SSFC requirements, SSFC members believed the services did not constitute a majority of their time.
CFACT President Alex Hansen denied Gosselin's statements that CFACT intentionally violated rules, saying CFACT had been unaware of the policies.
In addition, Hansen said SSFC Representative Carl Fergus and SSFC as a whole showed ""unbridled discretion"" against his group through inconsistent votes on whether CFACT's campaigns were a direct service as required for funding through SSFC.
Following adjournment, Hansen said he was optimistic about the trial.
""I think [CFACT] will get a fair shake,"" Hansen said. ""Both parties were questioned fairly.""
Gosselin said he felt SSFC made an accurate decision originally.
""I'm confident that [Williams and I] were able to demonstrate to the court that [SSFC] applied the criteria in the way they're supposed to,"" Gosselin said. ""[SSFC] made the correct decision.""
According to Student Judiciary Chief Justice Trenell Darby, the verdict on Wednesday's trial will be released within the next two weeks.
