Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
July 5, 2013 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
Michael F. Cavanagh
Stephen J. Markman
146595 & (5) Mary Beth Kelly
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano,
IN RE REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION Justices
REGARDING CONSTITUTIONALITY OF
2012 PA 348 and 2012 PA 349 SC: 146595
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By order of May 3, 2013, the Michigan Solicitor General was invited to file a brief
in this case. On order of the Court, the Solicitor General’s brief having been received,
the request by the Governor for an advisory opinion on the constitutionality of 2012 PA
348 and 2012 PA 349 is again considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not
persuaded that granting the request would be an appropriate exercise of the Court’s
discretion.
MARKMAN, J., would deny for the reasons set forth in the brief requested by this
Court and entitled “Views of the State of Michigan.”
I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
July 5, 2013
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Clerk