Mackinac Center Amicus Curiae Brief in DPG York v. Michigan

A Mackinac Center “friend of the court” filing to the Michigan Court of Appeals in a case involving the preferential sale of state land.

Contents

• About This Document: A Brief of Amicus Curiae
• Executive Summary
• Jurisdictional Statement/Statement of Question Involved
• Statement of Facts
• Argument and Standard of Review
• Merits
  • 1. The Two-Part Test of the Westervelt Lead Opinion
  • 2. Guidelines From Two Recent Cases: Taylor and Blank
  • 3. Westervelt v Nat Resources Comm’n
  • 4. State Highway Comm’n v Vanderkloot
  • 5. Delegation Challenges Since the Westervelt Ruling
  • 6. Legislative History in the Instant Case
  • 7. Application of the Westervelt Lead Opinion Test to 2004 PA 326
• Relief Requested
• About the Author
• About the Mackinac Center’s Legal Studies Project