When No Note Exists: Ransom Hoaxes, Spectacle, and the Secondary Harm in the Nancy Guthrie Case
A High Profile Disappearance In late January, the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, became national news….
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.
Why Families Should Be Counted in Charging and Sentencing Decisions
When prosecutors decide what charges to file, the conversation usually sounds clinical: statutes, enhancements, exposure, bargaining leverage, sometimes likelihood of…
How Transparent Is the JTC Budget? Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission Budget Explained
Quick Facts Who Oversees the Overseers’ Budget?: What Michigan Taxpayers Can and Cannot See About the Judicial Tenure Commission This…
Michigan Attorney Byron E. Siegel Transferred to Disability Inactive Status Following Reciprocal Discipline
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has ordered that Byron E. Siegel (P20428) of Bingham Farms, Michigan be transferred to disability inactive status, following reciprocal discipline proceedings…
The Springfield Three Case Explained: How Scene Contamination Destroyed the Evidence
Rita Ruins Everything Case No. 03 · The Springfield Three The Springfield Three Were Never Impossible to Explain How well-meaning…
Michigan Prison Phone Systems Remain Unreliable Despite GTL “Repairs,” Sources Say
Quick FAQs What’s Being Reported on the Ground Earlier this week, Clutch reported on GTL/ViaPath contractual obligations for uptime, and…
A Decades-Old Michigan Legal Practice Declared Improper, but Murder and Other Convictions Will Stand
Quick FAQs What is the harmless error doctrine?The harmless error doctrine allows appellate courts to uphold a criminal conviction even…
Michigan Attorney Mohamed A. Chaytou Disbarred Following Client Fund Misappropriation and IOLTA Violations
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has ordered the disbarment of Mohamed A. Chaytou (P80023) of Dearborn, Michigan, after finding extensive misconduct involving client settlement funds, IOLTA overdrafts, personal…
Fake News, Manipulated Media, and the Permanent Damage to Justice
We’re living in an era where lies don’t just travel fast; they outperform the truth. Science tells us that fake news…
When Society Breaks Its Promise: Why Crime Is Our Collective Moral Failure
A teenager stands before a judge; another statistic in a system that pretends utter surprise at his presence. He grew…
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