CASE NAME
YEAR
WEIGHT
Plaintiffs in Flint Water Crisis Claim Constitutional Violations Against MDEQ
2020
3
Court Declares Gov. Whitmer’s COVID Emergency Powers Unconstitutional
2020
3
Personal Emails for Official Government Business Are Not Exempt from FOIA
2020
2
Third-Party Government Contractors Are Not Exempt from FOIA
2020
3
Court Denies Petition to Halt Certification of the 2020 Election
2020
4
90-Day MDEQ Permit Appeal Period Upheld
2018
2
Dioxin Pollution in the Tittabawasee Flood Plain
2018
4
Annexation of Land Covered by the State Boundary Commission
2017
2
Proving Causation in a Toxic Tort Suit
2017
3
Utility-Owned Electric Transmission Equipment is Partially Subject to State Use Tax
2015
1
Shooting Ranges May Not Be Subject to Zoning Controls
2014
1
No Noneconomic Damages for Negligent Destruction of Property
2013
4
Equitable Jurisdiction Applies to Drain Code Disputes only when Constitutional Concerns are Implicated
2013
2
Municipalities Can Be Responsible for Private Sewage Discharge
2012
3
Court Upholds Saginaw’s Ban on Hunting
2007
2
Court Limits Standing to Prevent Bottled Water Plant from Draining Wetlands
2007
3
AG Not Allowed to Appeal Leaking Underground Storage Tank Case
2006
2
No Compensation for Victims of Toxic Dioxin Exposure
2005
4
Court Limits Ability of “Any Person” to Protect Michigan’s Environment
2004
1
Citizens Lose Ability to Protect Environment by Challenging a Permit
2004
3
Environmental Contamination is a Factor in Eminent Domain Valuation
2003
3
New Cranberry Farm Subject to Wetland Permits
2001
1
Biography

Justice Markman was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court in 1999 by Governor John Engler (R), and re-elected in 2000, 2004 and 2012. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati Law School. Prior to serving on the Michigan Supreme Court, Justice Markman was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy as Assistant U.S. Attorney General. Later, he was appointed as a United States Attorney in Michigan by President George H.W. Bush in 1989. After his service at the federal level, Justice Markman was elected to the Michigan Court of Appeals from 1995-1999. Justice Markman has taught Constitutional Law at Hillsdale College since 1993, has traveled to Ukraine on multiple occasions for the State Department, and is a fellow of the Michigan Bar Foundation.

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