Navigate Michigan Municipal Law and Process with Confidence

The best source of expert guidance on municipal law in Michigan. Find a clear path through the myriad of Michigan municipal statutes and get all the practical advice you need. Michigan experts share their years of knowledge on the issues facing cities, villages, townships, counties, and other public bodies.

If you represent municipalities, you'll learn:

• The best way to achieve intergovernmental cooperation to provide services and to encourage growth
• How to ensure Open Meetings Act compliance and handle any FOIA request
• The current status of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act and the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act
• How to effectively defend actions against elected officials and public employees

If you represent other clients, you'll know:

• How to navigate the liquor licensing application and approval process at the state and municipal levels
• What clients can and cannot do under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act and the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act
• How to challenge the acts and omissions of elected officials and public employees

Highlights of the latest update include:

• U.S. Supreme Court cases addressing the need-to-read test and the Establishment Clause
• Michigan cases addressing constitutional claims, governmental immunity, initiative petitions, marijuana-related issues, and more
• Amended statutes covering marijuana, millages, and liquor licenses and discussion of false arrest and malicious prosecution claims