Michigan A.G. Nessel: Michigan Civil Rights Commission Not Bound by Schuette Opinion on Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act
June 18, 2019
June 18, 2019
LANSING, Michigan, June 18 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
While declining to issue a formal opinion, the office of Attorney General Dana Nessel today told the Michigan Civil Rights Commission it is not bound by a Schuette-era opinion that said the LGBT community is not protected by the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
The guidance was in response to an opinion request submitted earlier this year by Michigan Civil Rights Commi . . .
While declining to issue a formal opinion, the office of Attorney General Dana Nessel today told the Michigan Civil Rights Commission it is not bound by a Schuette-era opinion that said the LGBT community is not protected by the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
The guidance was in response to an opinion request submitted earlier this year by Michigan Civil Rights Commi . . .