The Scope Decision: Claude McCollum, Eric Matwiejczyk, and the Video Review Ingham County Narrowed
A prosecutor narrowed the scope of a video review. A detective buried what it found anyway. The jury convicted a…
Rita Williams
Rita Williams is a Michigan-based judicial oversight analyst and founder of Clutch Justice, an investigative platform focused on court system accountability, sentencing integrity, and SCAO policy. Her work examines how courts, policies, and administrative systems operate in practice, with a focus on where process breaks down and harm is created. Drawing on lived experience and systems-level analysis, she writes to make legal structures more readable, expose institutional gaps, and advocate for reforms grounded in both evidence and human impact. Rita’s writing bridges legal analysis, institutional critique, and public education, with a consistent focus on accountability without losing sight of the people most affected by the justice system.
Body Check: The Coach Who Controlled Everything Before Anyone Stepped In
Body Check · Case No. 01 Before David Frost became an NHL agent representing his own former junior players, he…
MacDowell Preparatory Academy Spends $15,217 a Student. Three Percent Can Do Grade-Level Math.
Direct Answer MacDowell Preparatory Academy in Detroit spends roughly $15,217 per student a year. By the state’s own measure, about…
A Barry County Order Appeared After My Amicus Brief. The Record Needs to Prove When.
Investigation A new order surfaced on a Barry County docket less than a day after I raised the county’s record-keeping…
Mystery Blanket, Week 07: The Victim Memorial Ribbon Square
There is no chapter this week. The file pauses on purpose. CASE FILE 2026-HC-007 EVIDENCE ITEM #7: VICTIM MEMORIAL RIBBON…
Beyond Barry: Tracing Snyder’s Judicial Appointments and Gadola’s Appeals Across Six Counties
Direct answer: This piece traces Snyder judicial appointments and Gadola appellate panels across Ionia, Kent, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Macomb, and Van…
I Filed an Amicus Brief in Mark Foley’s Case. Barry County’s Own Answer Gave Me the Argument.
Barry County argued that eventually finding out an order exists is close enough to being served with it. I told…
After the Diary: Michelle McNamara and the Cases Nobody Else Was Watching
Editorial note: After the Diary is an independent journalistic project produced by Clutch Justice. It is not affiliated with, authorized…
Missy Woods DNA Scandal: The Trust Question Colorado’s Sentencing Leaves Behind
Direct Answer On September 8, 2026, a Jefferson County judge sentenced former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA analyst Yvonne “Missy”…
Trial by Mechanism, Part II: An Unchallenged Assumption
Trial by Mechanism · Part II of VIII An Unchallenged Assumption A statute from 1917 gave Michigan judges the power…
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