577 N.W.2d 690
Docket No. 107885.Supreme Court of Michigan.
Leave to Appeal Denied April 3, 1998.
Leave to file a brief amicus curiae is granted.
Reported below: 218 Mich. App. 302.
KELLY, J.
I dissent from the Court’s order denying plaintiffs’ application for leave to appeal, because I believe the denial is in error. The opinion from which plaintiffs seek leave to appeal is published and holds that the civil rights clause in Const 1963, art 1, § 2 provides no independent protections. Among the important legal principles raised in the case are questions about the fairness of the jury system in Wayne County. Their significance is evidenced by the amicus curiae submission of the American Civil Liberties Union. The fairness of our method of selecting juries, and the public perception of its fairness, are of utmost importance to the proper functioning of our system of justice. For these reasons, I would grant leave to appeal.
CAVANAGH, J.
I join in the dissenting statement of Justice KELLY.