DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS Ex Rel JOHNSON v. SILVER DOLLAR CAFE

I agree with the majority that the Court of Appeals erred in its evaluation of this case. I disagree, however, with the analysis provided.

*132At the heart of this dispute are two provisions governing the scope of judicial review of decisions made by the Civil Rights Commission. Const 1963, art 5, § 29 provides that "[ajppeals from final orders of the commission . . . shall be tried de novo before the circuit court having jurisdiction provided by law.” (Emphasis added.) The Legislature, however, has provided that "[a]n appeal [of decisions made by the Civil Rights Commission] before the circuit…