Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan May 1, 2013 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Stephen J. Markman 145916 & (47) Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano, STATE REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD Justices HAMMEL, STATE REPRESENTATIVE KATE SEGAL, STATE REPRESENTATIVE MARK MEADOWS, STATE REPRESENTATIVE WOODROW STANLEY, STATE REPRESENTATIVE STEVEN LINDBERG, and STATE REPRESENTATIVE JEFF IRWIN, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v SC: 145916 COA: 309484 Ingham CC: 12-000315-CZ SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SPEAKER PRO TEM OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER, and HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defendants-Appellees. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the motion for leave to file brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the August 16, 2012 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the question presented should be reviewed by this Court. I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. May 1, 2013 _________________________________________ d0424 Clerk