Legal Opinion
Michigan State AFL-CIO v. Miller
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided March 31, 1995No. 2:95-cv-70574PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORMAN, District Judge.
I. Introduction
The 1994 amendments to the Michigan Campaign Finance Act (MCFA), Public Act 117 of 1994, (ATTACHMENT I), amended §§ 52, 54 and 55 so as to significantly curtail the political activity of, inter alia, labor organizations. Each of the aforementioned amendments subjects a violator to criminal penalties; § 52, misdemeanor; §§ 54 and 55, felony, punishable by up to three years imprisonment and/or fine. These amendments will take effect on April 1, 1995. Plaintiff labor unions filed this motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent the above-listed amendments…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Thomas v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Abood v. Detroit Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Michigan State Afl-Cio v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Michigan State v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- United Auto Workers, Local Union 1112 v. PhilomenaOhio Court of Appeals · 1998
- Toledo Area AFL-CIO Council v. PizzaDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1995