COUNCIL OF ORGANIZATIONS v. STATE

No. 338258, No. 338259.

909 N.W.2d 449 (2017)

321 Mich. App. 456

COUNCIL OF ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS FOR EDUCATION ABOUT PAROCHIAID, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, Michigan Parents for Schools, 482Forward, Michigan Association of School Boards, Michigan Association of School Administrators, Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators, Michigan School Business Officials, Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals, Middle Cities Education Association, Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association, Kalamazoo Public Schools, and Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE of Michigan, Governor, Department of Education, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, Defendants, and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Senator Phil Pavlov, Senator Patrick Colbeck, Representative Tim Kelly, Representative Kim LaSata, Stephen Sanford, Jennifer Sanford, Nathaniel Chol, Rochiel Atem, Andrew Lauppe, Carrie Lauppe, Stephen Sweetland, and Bernadine Sweetland, Appellants. Council of Organizations and Others for Education About Parochiaid, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, Michigan Parents for Schools, 482Forward, Michigan Association of School Boards, Michigan Association of School Administrators, Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators, Michigan School Business Officials, Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals, Middle Cities Education Association, Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association, Kalamazoo Public Schools, and Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. State of Michigan, Governor, Department of Education, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, Defendants, and Michigan Catholic Conference and Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

September 21, 2017, 9:05 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

White Schneider PC (by Jeffrey S. Donahue and Andrew J. Gordon ) for the Council of Organizations and Others for Education about Parochiaid.

Daniel S. Korobkin , Kristin Totten , Michael J. Steinberg , and Kary L. Moss for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, Michigan Parents for Schools, and 482Forward.

Dickinson Wright PLLC (by Brandon C. Hubbard and Ariana F. Pellegrino ) for the Michigan Association of School Boards, the Michigan Association of School Administrators, Michigan School Business Officials, the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators, the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals, the Middle Cities Education Association, the Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association, the Kalamazoo Public Schools, and the Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education.

Bursch Law PLLC (by John J. Bursch ), Doster Law Offices, PLLC (by Eric E. Doster ), and Warner Norcross & Judd LLP (by Conor B. Dugan and Brian P. Lennon ) for Immaculate Heart of Mary, Senator Phil Pavlov, Senator Patrick Colbeck, Representative Tim Kelly, Representative Kim LaSata, Stephen Sanford, Jennifer Sanford, Nathaniel Chol, Rochiel Atem, Andrew Lauppe, Carrie Lauppe, Stephen Sweetland, and Bernadine Sweetland in Docket No. 338258.

Dykema Gossett PLLC (by Lori McAllister , Leonard C. Wolfe , Courtney F. Kissel , and Kyle M. Asher ) for the Michigan Catholic Conference and the Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools in Docket No. 338259.

Before: Hoekstra, P.J., and Meter and K.F. Kelly, JJ.


In Docket No. 338258, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Senator Phil Pavlov, Senator Patrick Colbeck, Representative Tim Kelly, Representative Kim LaSata, Stephen Sanford, Jennifer Sanford, Nathaniel Chol, Rochiel Atem, Andrew Lauppe, Carrie Lauppe, Stephen Sweetland, and Bernadine Sweetland (collectively...

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