Great Lakes Motorcycle Dealers Ass'n, Inc. v. Detroit

Plaintiffs brought a class action seeking a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against the erection and enforcement of signs prohibiting the operation of two-wheeled motor vehicles on certain streets within the City of Detroit. Plaintiffs asserted that the ordinance under which such streets were closed to two-wheeled motor vehicle traffic was violative of their rights guaranteed by the equal protection, due process, and reserve powers provisions of the Michigan Constitution and the equal protection and due process provisions of the United States Constitution. * 1 The trial court…