Legal Opinion
Burns v. City of Detroit
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 4, 2003No. Docket 213029PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON REMAND
Before: Meter, RJ., and Griffin and Saad, JJ. Meter, P.J.
This opinion addresses whether certain comments that formed the basis for a jury verdict of workplace sexual harassment constitute protected speech under the United States and Michigan Constitutions and whether the imposition of liability for the comments under the Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.2101 et seq., raises concerns of vagueness and overbreadth. We conclude that the comments at issue do not constitute protected speech and that the imposition of liability does not raise concerns of vagueness and overbreadth. We therefore…
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