CITIZENS FOR LEGISLATIVE CHOICE v. MILLER

No. 98-1196.

144 F.3d 916 (1998)

CITIZENS FOR LEGISLATIVE CHOICE, a Michigan Non-Profit Corporation; Michigan Handicapped Voters' Rights Association, a Michigan Non-Profit Corporation; Ruby M. Turner; Victor L. Marsh; Matthew McNeely; and Evelyn Spence, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Candice S. MILLER, Secretary of State of Michigan, Defendant-Appellee, Taxpayers United for Term Limitations; Allan Schmid; and Patrick Anderson, Intervenors-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 14, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Sedler (argued and briefed), Otto J. Hetzel (briefed), Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Katherine C. Galvin (briefed), Office of the Attorney General of Michigan, Lansing, MI, Daniel C. Brubaker (briefed), Mika, Meyers, Beckett & Jones, Grand Rapids, MI, for Appellees.

Michael A. Zagaroli (argued), Daniel C. Brubaker (briefed), Mika, Meyers, Beckett & Jones, Grand Rapids, MI, for Intervenors-Appellees.

Before: SUHRHEINRICH, SILER, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

SILER, Circuit Judge.

A Michigan constitutional amendment imposes lifetime term limits on state legislators. The plaintiffs, four voters and two public interest groups, claim that the amendment violates their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. They sued Michigan's Secretary of State to enjoin enforcement of the amendment. The district court upheld the law and granted summary judgment for Michigan....

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