Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan November 9, 2010 Marilyn Kelly, Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway 137451 (91)(92) Alton Thomas Davis, Justices

MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, SC: 137451 v COA: 280792 Ingham CC: 06-001537-AA SECRETARY OF STATE, Defendant-Appellee. ______________________________________

On order of the Chief Justice, motions by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and the Michigan Sate AFL-CIO and others for leave to file briefs amicus curiae in this case are considered and they are GRANTED.

I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.

November 9, 2010 _________________________________________ Clerk