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Lamar Lemmons and Herman Davis of DPS Board of Education

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“I’m optimistic and I’m very pleased that the bankruptcy court understood that there are significant issues with the constitutionality of this law,” Philo said. “I feel we will prevail.” The suit, filed in March against Gov. Rick Snyder and former treasurer Andy Dillon, represents nearly 21 plaintiffs who claim the law violates federal collective bargaining rights as well as due process, voting and representative government rights under the U.S. Constitution. “The right of Michigan voters to choose their leaders is so fundamental that we have to remain vigilante and steadfast,” Virginia Romano, the Sugar Law Center’s executive director, said in a released statement Friday. “The constitution is on our side and we have to believe that, in the end, the rule of law will prevail.” Public Act 436 gives broader powers to emergency managers in Michigan, including the right to modify or throw out union contracts. Opponents have said it too closely resembles Public Act 4, the former law that voters repealed in November 2012.

Judge: Suit challenging Mich. EM law can proceed | The Detroit News