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In a case of first impression that has brought Michigan national attention, the Court of Appeals affirmed Ingham County Circuit Court's (Judge Collette) decision that rendered Michigan's new election law unconstitutional. The State of Michigan brought Grebner v State of Michigan as an emergency appeal and the Court issued its opinion on November 16, 2007 (Judges Meter and Owen in the majority, Judge Whitbeck dissenting).

The Court of Appeals recently decided that a man could bring a hostile work environment claim based on the conduct of another male co-worker in Robinson v Ford Motor Co (published on 10/30/07). In Robinson, a co-worker/defendant at Ford Motor Company described his conduct as sexual horseplay by a heterosexual male. This “sexual horseplay” included slapping plaintiff on his buttocks, pinching his nipples, exposing his testicles to another co-worker while grasping plaintiff’s hand and attempting to make plaintiff touch them. You'll have to read the opinion for more of the salacious details.

On August 9, 2007, the Michigan Court of Appeals released an unpublished opinion reversing an order terminating parental rights.