Judicial Attorneys Ass'n v. State

In these appeals, the city of Detroit and Wayne County challenge certain provisions of 1996 PA 374, a court reorganization act, on the basis that they violate Const 1963, art 9, § 29 (the Headlee Amendment). We conclude that Act 374 neither imposes new activities nor increases the level of activities on local units. Further, because in 1978 and under Act 374, the state’s only contribution to the activity at issue relates to the payment of judicial salaries, these matters are not subject to an analysis to determine whether Act 374 decreases the state’s proportionate share of the necessary…