Legal Opinion
Coalition for a Safer Detroit v. Detroit City Clerk
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 9, 2012No. Docket No. 300516PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaad, J.
Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s order that denied its request for a writ of mandamus and granted defendants’ motion for summary disposition. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
On May 5,2010, plaintiff filed signed initiative petitions with the Detroit City Clerk to place on the November 2, 2010, ballot a proposed amendment to § 38 of the 1997 Detroit City Code.1 Section 38 addresses controlled substances and contains the following relevant provisions:
*36538-11-2. Possession, sale, etc., prohibited…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Maiden v. RozwoodMichigan Supreme Court · 1999
- People v. LlewellynMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
- Ligon v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 2007
- Citizens Protecting Michigan's Constitution v. Secretary of StateMichigan Court of Appeals · 2008
- Hamilton v. Secretary of StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1920
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Southfield Educ. Ass'n v. Bd. of Educ. of the Southfield Pub. Sch.Michigan Court of Appeals · 2017
- Citizens Protecting Michigan's Constitution v. Secretary of StateMichigan Court of Appeals · 2018
- Robert Davis v. Detroit Pub. Sch. Cmty. Dist.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2018
- Wayne County Employees Retirement System v. Wayne CountyMichigan Court of Appeals · 2013
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