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- ↑ 2013-2014 Michigan Manual: Justice David F. Viviano
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- 1 2 The Logic Behind Dobbs Was Always Crap, and Michigan Is a Case in Point. "Leave it to the states," they said, disingenuously, Esquire Magazine , Charles P. Pierce, September 9, 2022, Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ↑ Veronica Stracqualursi (8 September 2022). "Michigan Supreme Court orders abortion rights initiative to appear on November ballot". CNN. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ↑ "Michigan Supreme Court approves proposal to put abortion rights petition on November ballot". WXYZ. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
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