County of Oakland v. State of Michigan

*251 Oakland County objected to the Legislature's amendment of an act creating the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (the MIDC Act), giving authority to the executive branch, through the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), to set standards for attorneys appointed to represent indigent clients. The bulk of the county's argument revolved around its claim that the MIDC Act, MCL 780.981 et seq., and the standards approved by LARA usurped the judiciary's power to manage and control the court system and the legal profession. Although there is some overlap, the limited sharing of…