Federated Publications, Inc. v. Board of Trustees

The statement of facts by the majority is accepted as framing the issues. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary disposition, finding, among other things, that the Open Meetings Act (oma) could not be constitutionally applied to the selection of a president for a university established under Const 1963, art 8, §§ 4 and 5. In particular, the trial court stated that it accepted and adopted the reasoning of Justice Riley, joined by Justice Griffin, in her dissent in Booth Newspapers, Inc v Univ of Michigan Bd of Regents, *121444 Mich 211, 251-267; 507 NW2d 422 (1993), wherein she…