<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000; font-size:10pt;"><div>MIRS BREAKING NEWS: Judge Grants Injunction Against PA 269/SB 571 --<br> 2:55 p.m. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mirsnews.com/alert.php?alert_id=2187" mce_href="http://www.mirsnews.com/alert.php?alert_id=2187">http://www.mirsnews.com/alert.php?alert_id=2187</a><br> <br> <br> A federal court judge this afternoon granted local governmental<br> officials' request for a preliminary injunction on PA 269, known by<br> schools and locals as a "gag order" on communicating local ballot<br> questions. <br> <br> Judge John Corbett *O'MEARA *ruled that it's likely locals would win<br> on their arguments that the former SB 0517 would be ruled<br> unconstitutionally vague when it bans the governmental entities from<br> paying for mailers, media ads or robo calls 60 days before a local<br> ballot question. <br> <br> "The infringement of constitutional rights inherently causes<br> irreparable injury," he ruled. <br></div> <div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;" mce_style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><i><span style="color: #008080;" mce_style="color: #008080;">~Sheryl</span></i></span></span></b></div><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div>Sheryl L. Mase, Director</div><div>Mid-Michigan Library League<br>210 1/2 N. Mitchell, Cadillac MI 49601<br>231-775-3037 ~ <a href="mailto:smase@mmll.org">smase@mmll.org</a> <br><a title="http://mmll.org" href="http://mmll.org" mce_href="http://mmll.org" target="_blank">http://mmll.org </a>~ visit us on <a title="facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/4mmll" mce_href="https://www.facebook.com/4mmll" target="_blank">facebook</a><br mce_bogus="1"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></span></body></html>