Stephen J. Safranek, J.D. [Mackinac Center]

Stephen J. Safranek, J.D., is a Professor of Law at the Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He specializes in contracts, civil procedure, constitutional law, and state and local government. Prior to joining Ave Maria School of Law, he taught law the University of Detroit - Mercy, was an associate at Latham and Watkins in Chicago, Illinois, and clerked for the Honorable Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Safranek is well-published in law reviews and has often been interviewed on local and national television regarding constitutional issues (CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS). He has also been invited to be a scholarly speaker at numerous events throughout the country, including most recently at the University of Colorado (Rothgerber Lecture) and University of Idaho (Ethics Lecture).

Term Limits Are Constitutional

Michigan citizens voted in favor of term limits in 1992 but lawsuits may derail the referendum-if the courts choose to recraft the state's constitution. … more

Published on Oct. 6, 1997 – Viewpoint on Public Issues

Discrimination at Private Clubs in Michigan: Freedom of Association After Public Act 70

In recent years, a cherished American right, freedom of association, has come into conflict with laws designed to prevent discrimination by private organizations. Michigan's Public Act 70 of 1992 is one such law. Examining P.A. 70, as well as Michigan's famed Elliot-Larsen law, University of Detroit Law Professor Stephen J. Safranek finds that the act was unnecessary, misdirected, and economically harmful. Individual consumers of club services are the real losers. P.A. 70 is government intervention without regard to the right of private clubs to engage in freedom of association. 16 pages. … more

Published on April 1, 1994 – Study

Stephen J. Safranek, J.D.

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By Stephen J. Safranek, J.D.

Term Limits Are Constitutional

Discrimination at Private Clubs in Michigan: Freedom of Association After Public Act 70