Professor Emeritus Gerald Fisher was recently featured in the Detroit Free Press and Law360. He offered expert insight into a dispute over bills passed by the Michigan Legislature last year but not presented to the governor for consideration. A state judge recently ruled that the House should have presented the legislation.
At Cooley, Professor Fisher taught Property, Secured Transactions, Constitutional Law, Zoning and Land Use Law, and State and Local Government Law. He also served as general counsel for cities, villages, and townships in southeast Michigan and as special counsel for governmental entities throughout Michigan. He appeared on 21 occasions in cases presented to the Michigan Supreme Court.
To learn more about the legal complexities of this issue, read the full articles here:
"Mich. Suit Shows Courts' Growing Role In Split Governments" (Law360)
"Legal experts say judge's ruling falls short of ordering stalled bills to be presented" (Detroit Free Press)