In October 2020, and then again in December 2020, the Michigan Legislature amended the Open Meetings Act to expressly permit remote meetings of public bodies while the COVID-19 pandemic continued. The initial amendment became...more
Buried about two-thirds of the way through Michigan's 2016 School Aid Act was a fairly onerous provision with a deadline for compliance that was pushed out more than three years. ...more
On November 6, 2018, Michigan voters passed Proposal 1, which legalizes the possession, use, and cultivation of marijuana and certain products containing marijuana by persons 21 years or older. The new law became effective on...more
In a decision eagerly anticipated by the school community throughout the state, on July 27, 2018, the Michigan Supreme Court held that school policies that prohibit weapons, including firearms, on school property are valid...more