LANSING, MI – A state appeals court ruled Monday that Michigan’s Republican-led House of Representatives must send nine bills to the governor that were passed by lawmakers last year.

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids, and the Senate in a lawsuit claiming House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, violated the Michigan Constitution by withholding the bills.

The case has been sent to the Court of Claims to issue a court order compelling the House to present the bills to the governor.

“At a time when Republican leaders across the country are breaking the law and getting away with it, this is a particularly meaningful win,” Brinks said in an Oct. 27 news release. “No matter how deep our political differences, the Constitu

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