Citizens Protecting Michigan's Constitution v. Secretary of State

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

July 16, 2018 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice

Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack 157925(74)(75)(78)(82) David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Kurtis T. Wilder CITIZENS PROTECTING MICHIGAN’S Elizabeth T. Clement, CONSTITUTION, JOSEPH SPYKE, and Justices JEANNE DAUNT, Plaintiffs-Appellants, SC: 157925 v COA: 343517 SECRETARY OF STATE and BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS, Defendants/Cross-Defendants- Appellees, and VOTERS NOT POLITICIANS BALLOT COMMITTEE, d/b/a VOTERS NOT POLITICIANS; COUNT MI VOTE, d/b/a VOTERS NOT POLITICIANS; KATHRYN A. FAHEY; WILLIAM R. BOBIER; and DAVIA C. DOWNEY; Intervening Defendants/Cross- Plaintiffs-Appellees. _________________________________________/

On order of the Chief Justice, the motions for immediate consideration and to allow the Attorney General to participate in oral argument by sharing five minutes of plaintiffs- appellants’ allotted time for argument are GRANTED. On further order of the Chief Justice, the separate motions of Fair Lines America and the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan to file briefs amicus curiae are GRANTED. The amicus briefs submitted by those entities on July 13, 2018, are accepted for filing.

I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. July 16, 2018

Clerk