The following is a list of articles related to the Michigan Education Association (MEA) lawsuit against the Mackinac Center for Public Policy for quoting the union's president.
BACKGROUND
Post-lawsuit interview of Lawrence Reed and Joseph Lehman -- includes details from MEA sworn depositions
Institute for Justice litigation backgrounder - details of the lawsuit, related cases, analysis
News release describing the MEA's legal attack on the Mackinac Center
News release describing Mackinac Center victory over the MEA lawsuit
Michigan Court of Appeals opinion, March 18, 2004 (pdf)
Partial transcript of MEA President's Mackinac Center remarks at his September 27, 2001 news conference
MEDIA
Detroit Free Press editorial praising court's decision to throw out lawsuit (March 26, 2004) (pdf)
Detroit News column by Tom Bray on the Mackinac Center victory (April 14, 2004) (pdf)
Oakland Press editorial says Mackinac Center has MEA "on the defensive"
Traverse City Record-Eagle condemns MEA "intimidation tactics"
Monroe Evening News calls MEA lawsuit "frivolous assault" on "freedom of speech" (pdf)
Lansing State Journal editorial praising court's decision to throw out lawsuit (March 27, 2004)
Letter from MEA member in the Lansing State Journal (April 1, 2004) (pdf)
Associated Press story on Mackinac Center victory (March 22, 2004) (pdf)
Booth Newspapers story on Mackinac Center victory (March 20, 2004)
Midland Daily News story on Mackinac Center victory (March 20, 2004) (pdf)
Detroit Free Press story on Mackinac Center victory (March 19, 2004)
Detroit News story on Mackinac Center victory (March 19, 2004)
Detroit News editorial urges appeals court to throw out MEA lawsuit (February 7, 2004)
Detroit News story on lawsuit arguments before the appeals court (February 4, 2004)
Appeals court to hear arguments (January 30, 2004)
Wall Street Journal column by John Fund on OpinionJournal.com
Associated Press news story on possible dismissal of lawsuit (January 9, 2003) (pdf)
Mackinac Center asks Michigan appeals court to dismiss union's legal attack (January 7, 2003)
Detroit Free Press and Boston Globe column by Jeff Jacoby (October 10, 2002) (pdf)
The Washington Post column by George F. Will (June 23, 2002)
Letters to the editor of The Detroit News and Lansing State Journal (pdf)
Columnist Tom Bray on the MEA's lawsuit against the Mackinac Center (June 2, 2002) (pdf)
The Detroit News editorial on the MEA's lawsuit (May 25, 2002) (pdf)
A comment on the MEA's lawsuit at National Review Online (May 22, 2002)
Complete video of Mackinac Center / Institute for Justice news conference (May 22, 2002)
RELATED INFORMATION
Video of public school board president citing past MEA intimidation tactics
Web feature: Is MEA helping or hurting education?
