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Sunday, August 07, 2005
Law - Lack of comity on the Michigan Supreme Court?
The South Bend Tribune has an interesting AP article today by David Eggert that is partially a review of the 2004-05 term of the Court and partially an account of judicial sniping. The conclusion:
"This idea that judges or justices are always tea and crumpets, civil and polite -- that's a bunch of hooey," Ballenger said.A second story by the same writer is headlined: "Land gets court's highest attention: Second straight term concludes with land-use ruling."
The land-use case this year is Glass v. Goeckel, concerning the right to walk along the Lake Michigan beach. See ILB coverage here, from June 30, 2005.
The land-use case referenced from the last term of the Michigan Supreme Court presumably was County of Wayne v. Hathcock. The lead from the Detroit Free Press on July 31, 2004 was:
Reversing more than two decades of land-use law, the Michigan Supreme Court late Friday overturned its own landmark 1981 Poletown decision and sharply restricted governments such as Detroit and Wayne County from seizing private land to give to other private users.Ironic, isn't it? Access the entire ILB entry here.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 7, 2005 03:15 PM
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