SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 • Vol. 44, No. 19
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Fouts appeals term limits case to U.S. Supreme Court ‘RETROACTIVITY’ AT ISSUE IN FORMER MAYOR’S LATEST LEGAL CHALLENGE BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@candgnews.com
See FOUTS on page 10A
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LEFT: Warren Councilwoman Melody Magee, a delegate from Warren at the Democratic National Convention, said, “To sit there with my state was exciting.” ABOVE: Ronald Singer of Warren, a delegate at the Republican National Convention, representing the 10th Congressional District, makes his way around the convention floor.
LOCALS FIND ‘ENERGY’ AND ‘HOPE’ AT THEIR NATIONAL CONVENTIONS BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@candgnews.com
WARREN — The Democratic and Republican national conventions in August and July, respectively, officially ushered in the political season
leading to the U.S. general elections. Politically involved Warren and Macomb County residents who attended the conventions brought back strategies to help the community. See CONVENTIONS on page 14A
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WARREN — Former Warren Mayor James Fouts filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in August to hear the case against the Warren City Council that denied him from being on the ballot and running for an unprecedented fifth term. It all started in 2016 when Warren residents voted to extend the term limits of only the mayor from the greater of three four-year terms, or 12 years, to the greater of five four-year terms, or 20 years. However, in 2020, residents voted that the mayor should have the same term limits as the other elected officials, which then limited him again to three fouryear terms. In an ensuing lawsuit by Fouts, Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Toia ruled that the language on the 2020 ballot and in the city charter was “unclear and omitted language that stated previous years served would be counted.” As a result, Toia ruled Fouts could remain on the ballot. The case then went to the Michigan Court of Appeals where three justices ruled unanimously to overturn Toia’s decision. The Court of Appeals concluded, “The charter language was not ambiguous, the words