Michigan Legal Roundup: Week of April 6, April 13, 2026
Week One April 6, 2026 Direct Answer The week of April 6, 2026 was not a slow week in Michigan…
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.
Everyone Is Worried About AI Taking Their Jobs. Justice-Impacted People Were Already There.
Direct Answer While credentialed professionals panic about AI eating their jobs, justice-impacted people are trying to navigate an AI-accelerated labor…
The Bill Comes Before the Lawsuit: What Prosecutorial and Judicial Misconduct Actually Costs Counties.
Direct Answer Most counties treat prosecutorial and judicial misconduct as a legal risk that activates when a lawsuit lands. The…
The Docket Issue 02: Judicial Misconduct Puzzle and JTC Outcomes Analysis
The Docket — Issue 02 Five Years of Complaints. Zero Consequences. A weekly judicial accountability logic puzzle from Clutch Justice…
Who Pays When a County Gets Sued?: How Public Entity Insurers Identify MMRMA Exposure Before It Becomes a Multi-Million Dollar Loss
Direct Answer When a county gets sued for a civil rights violation, the bill lands on the public entity insurance…
When “Security” Becomes a Gatekeeper: Public Access and Michigan’s Digital Court Records
Court Technology & Press Access Michigan’s court rules formally prohibit internet access to document images. As e-filing expands statewide, the…
When Courts Use AI Against You: What Law Firms Need to Know Before It’s Too Late
Direct Answer Courts, prosecutors, and opposing counsel are deploying AI-powered risk scoring, predictive analytics, and algorithmic case management in active…
Inkster Could Not Use Procedure to Erase Access: Why a Michigan Court Ordered a Disabled Resident’s Comments Read Aloud
Direct Answer The Michigan Court of Appeals has now said, in a published opinion, that Inkster cannot use an in-person…
Manufactured Evidence: Why It Happens, What It Costs, and How to Spot It Before It’s Too Late
Direct Answer Manufactured evidence, meaning documents, records, testimony, or digital media that have been fabricated or altered to deceive a…
The Centralia Files, Part IV: The People Who Stayed
The Centralia Files Part IV of VI — The People Who Stayed Managed Abandonment · Pennsylvania Coal Region Series Part…
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