Governor Rick Snyder asked Michigan Supreme Court to expedite a ruling on litigation challenging the Emergency Manager law signed into law earlier this year. A lawsuit filed in Ingham County Circuit Court states the statute violates the Constitution’s separation of power.
Governor Snyder in his letter to the court stated, “Passage of the Emergency Manager law was intended to confront structural financial problems facing our communities and school districts, and the act can serve as an essential tool to address the austere fiscal realities local units of government face after a decade of economic challenges. Without a bypass, this lawsuit may take years to reach finality, regardless of the substantive disposition of the case.”
A spokesperson for the Supreme Court did not say when the court might take up Governor Snyder’s request.