Advisory Opinion re Constitutionality of 1974 PA 272
Cases that cite this one
8 later published cases cite this decision.
- In re Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Constitutionality of 2005 Pa 71 (Mich. 2006)
- Request for Advisory Opinion on the Constitutionality of 1979 PA 57 (Mich. 1979)
- Advisory Opinion Re Constitutionality of 1974 PA 242 (Mich. 1975)
- in Re Advisory Opn on 2018 Pa 368-9 (Senate) (Mich. 2019)
- in Re Advisory Opinion on 2018 Pa 368 & 369 (Mich. 2019)
- Advisory Opinion on Constitutionality of 1986 Pa 281 (Mich. 1988)
- Advisory Opinion on Constitutionality of 1976 Pa 240 (Mich. 1977)
- Request for Advisory Opinion on Constitutionality of 1975 PA 227 (Mich. 1975)
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Opinion of the Court
On order of the Court, the request by the Governor for an advisory opinion on 1974 PA 272 is hereby considered. The Court respectfully declines such request because the questions presented concerning constitutional issues under §§ 2, 3, and 5 of Art I of the Constitution are so broad that any advisory opinion of the Court would depend for resolution on whatever particular factual situations the Court would be forced to hypothesize. The Court would be forced to deal with the constitutional issues abstractly, in terms of sterile legal questions. The risk is too great in this instance. The Court’s conclusions would be sterile and unrelated to the actualities which only future events will réveal. See Advisory Opinion re Constitutionality of1972PA 294, 389 Mich 441, 482-487 (1972).
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.