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· 8/20/2008

Citizens Protecting Michigan's Constitution v. Secretary of State

Citations

  • 761 N.W.2d 210
  • 280 Mich. App. 273

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that “[a] claim is not ripe if it rests upon contingent future events that may not occur as anticipated, or may not occur at all”
  • noting that a claim is not ripe “if it rests upon contingent future events that may not occur as anticipated, or may not occur at all”
  • rejecting a ripeness challenge that was premised on the fact that the Board had not decided whether to certify an initiative petition
  • tracing California law and adopting it as consistent with our law
  • the party seeking a writ of mandamus must establish that it (1) has a clear legal right to performance of the specific duty sought, (2) the defendant has the clear legal duty to perform the act requested, (3) the act is ministerial, and (4
  • permitting a ballot question committee to challenge a petition

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Judges: Schuette, Whitbeck, Meter

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