Michigan Supreme Court: State, national Republicans can sue Flint on election inspector claims
The Michigan Republican Party and the Republican National Committee had standing to sue Flint officials for failing to appoint enough GOP inspectors during the 2022 election, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
In an order issued Monday for MIGOP v. Donahue, the high court reversed the previous decision of the Court of Appeals and kicked the case back to the Genesee County Circuit Court.
Chief Justice Megan Cavanagh dissented but did not explain her reasoning for why she would deny leave to appeal. That left the courts lone conservative, Justice Brian Zahra, to join the liberal majority of Justice Richard Bernstein, Justice Elizabeth Welch, Justice Kyra Harris Bolden and Justice Kimberly Thomas in remanding the case.
Judge Noah Hood did not participate in the decision because the case was heard for oral arguments prior to his appointment in April by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/07/14/michigan-supreme-court-state-national-republicans-can-sue-flint-on-election-inspector-claims/