The 2026 Clutch Blanket Mystery, Week 04: The Evidence Folder Square
Two case numbers on one folder is not a coincidence. It’s a seam, and June pulls on it exactly as…
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.
Abusive Litigation Is Still Abuse: Why I’m Asking the Public to Watch This Macomb County Case
Live Case A manufactured Facebook violation, an attorney’s admission on the record, and an open call for court watchers in…
Police Had Ted Bundy’s Name Before Two Separate Attacks. Both Times, They Let It Go.
Ted Bundy is usually described through charm, intelligence, and spectacle. The record shows something plainer and more damning: his name…
Clutch Cuties: True Crime and Justice Crochet Mascot Patterns
Eleven amigurumi mascots built out of the objects that live in a courthouse and an evidence room. Tiny evidence. Tiny…
The Chelsea Goodwill Skull: Ownership, Identification, and the Law’s Blind Spot
Analysis A skull donated with a bag of clothing at a Michigan Goodwill sat unidentified for nearly seven months. What…
Judge Michael Schipper’s Order Was Filed August 11. So Was a JTC Complaint About Him.
A new SCAO complaint documents a third service failure in one Barry County case. Michigan does not need to invent…
Why MCR 8.119 Needs to Change: My Public Comment to the Michigan Judicial Council
Public Comment Direct Answer Michigan Court Rule 8.119 already classifies court recordings as public court records, but it does not…
The Golden State Killer was a Sworn Police Officer While He Was Still Killing. His Department Fired Him for a Stolen Hammer.
Joseph DeAngelo used real police training to exploit jurisdictional gaps and interagency ego for over a decade. When his own…
The Sixth Circuit Set a Date for Hallman v. Reeds. The Video Fight Isn’t Over.
Oral argument is scheduled for October 22, 2026. It lands seventeen days after the Hartig hearing this case keeps colliding…
Sometimes, Court Could Have Been an Email
Michigan already has the authority to decide motions on the papers, hold non-evidentiary proceedings remotely, and tax costs against the…
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