Lewis v. State

This case presents the question whether a judicially inferred private cause of action should be recognized against the state for violation of Const 1963, art 1, § 2, the Equal Protection Clause of the Michigan Constitution. We conclude that we should not recognize such a cause of action because the plain language of this constitutional provision leaves its implementation to the Legislature. Thus, we affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals, although we clarify the appropriate rationale for resolving this case.

I. UNDERLYING FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff, a white male, became a…