To my knowledge the denial of the stay means something and they are supposed to change the law while waiting for the Supreme Court to decide if they will hear them or not, but the state is stalling and have not made any move to make changes. So the law is still the same.

The fact that the Supreme Court rejected their request for a stay is a good sign that they are not interested in hearing this case.

Even after the Supreme Court denies their writ (if they do) the law will still have to be changed and the state will likely drag their feet on it.

By the way…thanks Fred for your time and your replies.

Bill

Fred,

So the emergency stay request from Michigan’s AG Bill Schuette that was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court doesn’t mean anything?

Bill

You are still not eligible to petition for removal as that was never really an option in Michigan.
We are hopeful that if the Supreme Court rejects Michigan’s request to be heard, the ruling will apply to all pre 2006 registrants in Michigan and there will be no need to petition for anything. You will likely receive a letter from the State Police informing you of the changes.

William, continue to follow the law as it is written in Michigan. The state is attempting to get the ruling reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court and has not made any changes in regards to the 6th Circuit Courts ruling as of yet.
If the Supreme Court rejects Michigan’s request to be heard, then they will have to make the changes, but until they do, you absolutely must continue to follow the law and register as you had been doing.