An appeals court has dismissed charges against a Michigan elections worker who downloaded a voter list.
Without photos and video, the township "would have difficulty ensuring that the Maxons bring their property into conformity with its local zoning and nuisance ordinances," the court said in a decision written by Justice Brian Zahra.
The township in northern Michigan sent a drone over the property in 2017 and 2018 after neighbors claimed the Maxons were storing too many cars and other items. The township said the property was being turned into a salvage yard, a violation of an earlier lawsuit settlement.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, the Cato Institute and the Rutherford Institute filed briefs on the side of the Maxons. The Michigan Townships Association and Michigan Municipal League backed the township.
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