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Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan 48909 ____________________________________________________________________________________________
C hief Justice

Opinion
MGM GRAND DETROIT, LLC,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v

Maura D. Cor rigan

Justices

Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Clifford W. Taylor Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman

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FILED JULY 30, 2001


No.

119309


COMMUNITY COALITION FOR EMPOWERMENT
INC., and ERNEST JOHNSON,
Defendants-Appellants,
v
JACKIE L. CURRIE, in her capacity as
CITY CLERK FOR THE CITY OF DETROIT and
DETROIT CITY COUNCIL,
Third-Party Defendants-Appellees.
______________________________________ BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH
TAYLOR, J.
The issue is whether Detroit Ordinance 35-98 is exempt
from the power of referendum found in the Detroit Charter.
On its own motion, this Court voted to grant leave to appeal1
before a decision by the Court of Appeals. argument, we now find as follows:
Having heard oral


(1) The power of referendum in the Detroit Charter does
"not extend to the budget or any ordinance for the


1

464 Mich 855 (2001).


appropriation of money . . . ."

Detroit Charter

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