UPDATE – Howell v. Howell – Supreme Court Rules State Courts Have No Authority to Divest Military Veterans of Retirement and Disability Benefits

As a follow up on our bulletin yesterday we provide the following summary of the Supreme Court unanimous (8-0-1) opinion in Howell v. Howell, agreeing with the "friend of the court" brief written by Carson J. Tucker for Veterans of Foreign Wars and Operation Firing for Effect. On May 15, 2017, the United States Supreme Court [...]

Michigan Supreme Court to Analyze State and Federal Preemption of Local Zoning Ordinances Outlawing Marijuana Use

On April 3, 2013, the Supreme Court granted the City of Wyoming's Application for Leave to Appeal the Court of Appeals ruling that its local zoning ordinance, enacted to prohibit use of marijuana, conflicted with the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) and the federal Controlled Substances Act. The Supreme Court has requested the parties to [...]