Zante, Inc., dba Marlena's Bistro and Pizzeria v. Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
ISSUE I.
ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAWS VOID
AB INITIO REQUIRING RETROSPECTIVE
TREATMENT OF OPINIONS AFFECTING
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS?
ISSUE II.
DO MICHIGAN COURTS HAVE AUTHORITY TO
DECLARE SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION
"IRRELEVANT" TO CIVIL CONTEMPT
SANCTIONS?
ISSUE III.
IS SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION WAIVED
BY FAILURE TO EXHAUST ADMINISTRATIVE
APPELLATE REMEDIES?
ISSUE I V.
DOES THE PURSUIT OF THIS CASE
CONSTITUTE A CLASS-OF-ONE EQUAL
PROTECTION VIOLATION?
ISSUE V
DOES THE COURT'S REFUSAL TO FIND
A "LAWFUL ORDER" REQUIRED BY THE
CONTEMPT STATUTE, A VIOLATION OF
DUE PROCESS?
ISSUE VI
IS THERE ANY AUTHORITY UNDER THE
SUPREMACY CLAUSE FOR CONTEMPT OF AN
UNCONSTITUTIONAL STATUTE ?
Are unconstitutional laws void ab initio requiring retrospective treatment of opinions affecting fundamental rights?