Democratic Labor Party v. His Most Christian Majesty's Government

Democratic Labor Party v. His Most Christian Majesty's Government (1986) was a landmark case before the Archducal Court of Urcea in which it was ruled that the position of Apostolic King of Urcea was not a public office or an "office" in any respect, instead deciding that the position of Apostolic King is an "indelible, personal characteristic...unique to one man at a point in history." The Court additionally determined that the King was not a "member" of the Government of Urcea in the typical sense as the nation's government is an institution intended to work on the King's behalf. Most relevant to the case itself, the ruling determined that the Apostolic King was not subject to the Public Officers Law or any other law requiring transparency or imposing ethics on public officials. The context of the case involved a lawsuit by the now defunct Democratic Labor Party, a left-wing political party in Urcea, which sought to have the Apostolic King (then Aedanicus IX) disclose his personal finances as part of an overall public relations effort to shift public opinion on the monarchy. The Government refused to disclose this information under various freedom of information laws and the Party sued to obtain it. The Court ruled in favor of the government and also established new case law about the nature of the King and his role in the Constitution of Urcea.