Melissa Mays v. Governor Rick Snyder

Decided January 25, 2018. Michael J. Riordan wrote the opinion for the court.

916 N.W.2d 227 · Cited 84 times

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• Rusha v. Department of Corrections · 307 Mich. App. 300
• McCAHAN v. BRENNAN · 492 Mich. 730
• Smith v. Department of Public Health · 410 N.W.2d 749
• Rowland v. Washtenaw County Road Commission · 731 N.W.2d 41
• Carlton v. Department of Corrections · 546 N.W.2d 671
• Richards v. Washington Terminal Co. · 233 U.S. 546
• Cooke Contracting Co. v. Department of State Highways 1 · 222 N.W.2d 231
• Spiek v. Department of Transportation · 572 N.W.2d 201
• People v. Sierb · 581 N.W.2d 219
• Duncan v. State · 774 N.W.2d 89
• Coshow v. City of Escondido · 34 Cal. Rptr. 3d 19
• Grimes v. Van Hook-Williams · 302 Mich. App. 521
• Willett v. Waterford Charter Township · 718 N.W.2d 386
• Merkur Steel Supply, Inc v. City of Detroit · 680 N.W.2d 485
• Reid v. DOC, STATE · 609 N.W.2d 215
• Marlin v. City of Detroit · 517 N.W.2d 305
• Kline v. Department of Transportation · 291 Mich. App. 651
• Collins v. City of Harker Heights · 503 U.S. 115
• Howlett Ex Rel. Howlett v. Rose · 496 U.S. 356
• Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Botsford · 141 U.S. 250
• Trentadue v. Buckler Automatic Lawn Sprinkler Company · 479 Mich. 378
• Attorney General v. City of Flint · 713 N.W.2d 782
• Curtin v. Department of State Highways · 339 N.W.2d 7
• Adair v. State · 680 N.W.2d 386
• McCORMICK v. CARRIER · 487 Mich. 180

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