While emergency manager Kevyn Orr on Friday was offering short-term reassurances to thousands of Detroit pensioners whose benefits are in jeopardy, his lawyers were waging a whirlwind legal battle over the constitutionality of the bankruptcy filing that could land both sides before a federal judge early next week. On Friday, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said he will appeal an Ingham County judges ruling that Detroits bankruptcy filing must be withdrawn because it violates the Michigan Constitution and state law. However, the order from Ingham County Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina ultimately could have little effect because the bankruptcy case already was filed in federal...
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