a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:844:"<span style="font-size: larger;">The 7th&nbsp; U.S. Court of Appeals wrote that Michigan's in-state renewable energy mandate violates the Commerce Clause and is therefore unconstitutional. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">Judge Posner's statement does not have the weight of law because the issue wasn't directly before him.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: larger;">The final verdict is yet to come on the mandate but pending court cases in other states may end up nullifying the mandate in the future.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: larger;">For an opinion on the final outcome regarding the mandate read on at:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/19373"><span style="font-size: larger;">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/19373</span></a><br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}s:17:"field_story_image";a:1:{i:0;a:10:{s:3:"fid";s:4:"3679";s:4:"list";s:1:"1";s:4:"data";a:3:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"alt";s:0:"";s:5:"title";s:0:"";}s:3:"uid";s:1:"1";s:8:"filename";s:12:"windmill.jpg";s:8:"filepath";s:39:"sites/default/files/images/windmill.jpg";s:8:"filemime";s:10:"image/jpeg";s:8:"filesize";s:4:"5518";s:6:"status";s:1:"1";s:9:"timestamp";s:10:"1384625582";}}s:12:"field_weight";a:1:{i:0;a:1:{s:5:"value";N;}}}