Michigan’s FOIA System Has a Conflict of Interest Problem. A Dedicated Office and Unified Data System Would Fix It.
Direct Answer Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act is structurally broken at both the state and local level. At the state…
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.
Direct Answer Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act is structurally broken at both the state and local level. At the state…
What This Is The Michigan Brady-Giglio-Santobello List is a public accountability resource documenting known and alleged disclosure failures by Michigan…
Michigan’s Worst Prosecutors · Installment No. 02 A documented record of prosecutorial failure, selective enforcement, and institutional harm in Michigan’s…
Investigative · Barry County Series Two Attorneys With Personal Knowledge of a Barry County Plea Agreement Are Now Working Under…
Investigative · Barry County Series Barry County Does Not Just Get Things Wrong. It Controls Whether Getting Things Wrong Is…
Update, June 20, 2026 The five children named in the June 18, 2026 emergency protective custody order have been located….
Clutch Connects — Issue 10 Voir Dire, Your Honor Can you find the four hidden connections? One term is a…
clutch. Forensics · Consulting · Courses · The Lab Rita Ruins Everything · Case Analysis Series Clutch Justice · Calmly…
Editorial Update · 2027 Changes On July 9, 2026, exactly 21 days after Clutch Justice published this article on June…
Clutch Justice | Michigan Corrections Accountability A former Michigan Department of Corrections officer, school security guard, and youth coach faces…
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