Order
Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
Bridget M. McCormack,
Chief Justice
David F. Viviano,
Chief Justice Pro Tem
Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
Richard H. Bernstein
Elizabeth T. Clement
Megan K. Cavanagh,
Justices
December 11, 2020
162320 & (20) (24) (25)
Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., and Eric Ostergren,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v
Secretary of State,
Defendant-Appellee.
SC: 162320
COA: 355378
On order of the Court, the motions for immediate consideration are granted. The application for leave to appeal the December 4, 2020 order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is denied, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court. The motion to intervene is denied as moot.
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