[nfbmi-talk] this is why the commission was destroyed

[Fred Wurtzel via nfbmi-talk]

Hi,

This will need to go to federal court.  There is a long-standing issue about
the 11th amendment.  Some federal courts have ruled in favor of blind
vendors and others have not.  Unfortuneately, Michigan is in the wrong
federal court.  This will eventually need to be resolved by the Supreme
court, since there are conflicting federal rulings.  Aside from the original
issue, this is not a Commission issue.

Warm Regards,

Fred

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And how much money was spent fighting this by the powers that be?


This is why the MCB was destroyed by those powers.

Michigan appeals court scratches $475K award for blind food vendor
Associated Press The Michigan appeals court has thrown out a decision
awarding $475,000

to a blind man who sold food and objected to competition at a state building
in Detroit. The court says the Michigan Commission for the Blind can't be

ordered to make financial awards. It reversed a decision by Ingham County
Judge Paula Manderfield. Ron Fellows had vending machines and sold coffee at

Cadillac Place from 2005 to 2008. He was unhappy because the state also
allowed non-blind businesses to operate in the building, including Subway.
Michigan

law says blind people shall operate snack shops in state buildings. But the
other businesses already had leases before the state moved into Cadillac
Place,

the former headquarters of General Motors. 

 
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