Michigan United Conservation Clubs v. Secretary of State

This case presents issues involving the Legislature’s constitutional authority and the authority of the people of Michigan — expressly *404reserved in our 1963 Constitution — to vote on matters of great public significance. The statute in this case affects just such an issue of great public significance, involving the delicate balance between the free exercise of Second Amendment rights and the fundamental obligation of government to protect its citizens’ physical safety. Understandably, this case has energized opposing groups of citizens to a degree rarely seen in public debate.1

Similarly, this…