Hays v. Regents of University of Michigan

This case involves the validity of defendant’s regulations classifying students as residents or nonresidents for differential tuition purposes. Plaintiffs initiated this class action suit challenging the constitutional basis of said regulations. On December 1, 1972, the Washtenaw Cir cuit Court entered an order recognizing this case as a proper class action under GCR 1963, 208.1. On May 9, 1973, the court issued its opinion stating that the defendant has a right to require persons to have a six-month continuous residency prior to enrolling as a resident, but holding that the specific…