Michigan Municipal Law

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 will be able to:

• Achieve intergovernmental cooperation to provide services and to encourage growth
• Ensure Open Meetings Act compliance and handle any FOIA request
• Identify the current status of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) and the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA)
• Effectively defend actions against elected officials and public employees

If you represent other clients, you will be able to:

• Navigate the liquor licensing application and approval process at the state and municipal levels
• Advise clients about what is permissible under the MMMA and MRTMA
• Challenge the acts and omissions of elected officials and public employees

Highlights of the latest update include:

• A U.S. Supreme Court case addressing the possession of firearms and marijuana
• Michigan Court of Appeals cases covering election law, marijuana, true cash value of property, the Freedom of Information Act, injunctive relief, and more
• New discussion of social districts under MCL 436.1551, conditional licensing under MCL 436.1525(6)–(11), and other topics related to liquor licenses