Sherry Loar v. Michigan Department of Human Services

A Lawsuit Filed by the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation

Day Care in Wonderland “We have Sherry hiring Dawn, and Sherry is the one who is designated as the employee.”	More Day Care Providers Speak Out "There's no communication. We have a deduction taken from a check, and where that goes, I have no clue."
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MCLF Documents

Legal Filings on Behalf of Plaintiffs

01/20/10: Plaintiffs' Motion for Reconsideration

10/28/09: Answer to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss

10/28/09: Brief in Support of Answer to Motion to Dismiss

10/21/09: Amended Complaint for Writ of Mandamus

9/16/09: Complaint for Writ of Mandamus

9/16/09: Brief in Support of Original Action for Mandamus

Informational Materials

Latest Release: Motion for Reconsideration

News Release: Court Dismisses Without Explanation

News Release: Determine Case on Merits

News Release: Response to DHS Motion

Defendants' Documents

DHS Legal Filings

11/6/09: Reply Supporting Motion to Dismiss

10/28/09: Brief Opposing Amended Complaint

10/12/09: Motion to Dismiss

10/12/09: Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss

Court Docket

Find the official status of the case here.

The Michigan Court of Appeals denied the Mackinac Center's Complaint for Mandamus here.

Loar v. DHS
in the News

Who Will Be Next to Get Unionized?
Livingston Daily
1/22/10

Home child care providers still say they were forced into a union. Flint Journal
1/18/10

No Way, E.J. Weekly Standard
1/18/10

State forces day care providers into union. Livingston Daily
1/15/10

Brighton Day Care Provider at Center of Lawsuit Against DHS. WHMI 93.5 FM
1/11/10

Appeals court dismisses child-care subsidy suit. Midland Daily News
1/7/10

Appeals court dismisses union dues day care case. Petoskey News-Review
1/6/10

'Forced unionism' lawsuit dismissed. WEYI NBC 25
1/5/10

Court tosses suit filed by Michigan day care providers. Lansing State Journal
1/5/10

Day Care Loses Court Case Over Union Representation. WNEM TV5
1/5/10

Daycare Dues. WILX10
1/5/10

Lawsuit against Department of Human Services on behalf of Flint daycare provider dismissed. Flint Journal
1/5/10

Hijacking the Private Sector, the SEIU and Blago Way. BigGovernment.com
1/2/10

UAW: What We Did for Cars, We'll Do for Your Kids. John Stossel
12/27/09

Stealth Unionization.
The Weekly Standard
12/28/09

Family News in Focus (audio).
Focus on the Family
12/26/09

Michigan Forces Business Owners Into Public Sector Unions.
The Wall Street Journal
12/25/09

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Case Proceeding.
Dallas Morning News
12/21/09

SEIU and the Law of Intended Consequences.
BigGovernment.com
11/24/09

Day Care Workers Fight Union. ABC7 Detroit
11/2/09

Flint childcare provider joins lawsuit. The Flint Journal
10/18/09

Center suit against DHS questions union dues. Petoskey News-Review
10/14/09

DHS files motion to throw out Center case. NBC25
10/13/09

First, the unions came for home-care providers ... Michelle Malkin
10/5/09

Editorial cites MCLF suit. Detroit News
9/21/09

Center files lawsuit over union dues. Petoskey News-Review
9/21/09

Center sues DHS over union dues. Flint Journal
9/19/09

Patrick Wright interviewed about Center lawsuit. Detroit Public TV
9/18/09

Center sues over forced unionization. WEYI-TV25
9/18/09

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation highlighted. Washington Times
9/17/09

Center Legal Foundation files first lawsuit. Lansing State Journal
9/17/09

Center Legal Foundation sues DHS. Detroit Free Press
9/17/09

Center Legal Foundation sues over union dues. Reporting Michigan
9/17/09

Patrick Wright discusses Mackinac Center Legal Foundation. WJR
9/16/09

Center Legal Foundation files suit against state. Gongwer (pdf)
9/16/09

Center law firm files first suit over illegal union dues. Detroit News
9/16/09

Center Legal Foundation lawsuit over union dues. MIRS (pdf)
9/16/09

Center Legal Foundation Sues State Over Union Dues. WJRT-TV12 Flint
9/16/09

DHS sued over illegal union dues. Lansing State Journal
9/16/09

Center Legal Foundation files first lawsuit. Michigan Public Radio
9/16/09

Mackinac Center Legal Foundation cited. WATZ Alpena
9/16/09

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