Mayor of Detroit v. State

These cases present three challenges to 1996 PA 374.1 Plaintiffs first contend that Act 374 *393violates Const 1963, art 9, §§ 25 and 29 (the Headlee Amendments). 2 Plaintiffs next contend that Act 374 violates Const 1963, art 3, § 2 (the Separation of Powers Clause). Finally, plaintiffs contend that Act 374 violates the public employment relations act (pera), MCL 423.201 et seq.] MSA 17.455(1) el seq. The circuit court held that Act 374 violated both the Headlee Amendment and the Separation of Powers Clause, Const 1963, art 3, § 2, but that it did not violate the pera. We affirm in part and…