Why Lived Experience Is Early-Warning Infrastructure in the Justice System
And Why the Justice System Keeps Undervaluing It Lived experience is often discussed as emotional credibility. A way to humanize…
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.
Landmark Supreme Court Decisions That Transformed Civil Rights and Freedom
Landmark is a word we use casually now. It gets applied to any high-profile ruling, any case that trends for a…
If You See Behind the Criminal Justice Curtain, Don’t Scream. Change It. | Rita Williams
If you are like me, there was a moment that changed you. It is the moment you realize the criminal…
Michigan Attorney Daniel Reid Casey Placed on Interim Suspension After Failure to Appear
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has placed Daniel Reid Casey (P75533) of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, on interim suspension after he failed to appear for a scheduled…
Prosecutorial Power Is Professionalized Harm
This CUNY Law Review Journal Article Explains Exactly What Is Broken and Why Prosecutors Get Away With It Clutch Justice…
Late Fees Without Notice: Restitution Errors and Due Process in Barry County Michigan
In Michigan, courts are permitted to impose financial penalties. They are not permitted to do so casually, retroactively, or without…
Update: Albany Farms Addresses Commissary Soup Shellfish Packaging Error, Allergy Risk
Update, 1/26/26 After publication, Clutch Justice received a direct written response from Albany Farms founder and CEO Bill Saller. The…
Federal Force, Zero Accountability: The Killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti and the Politics of Containment
On January 24, 2026, 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and ICU nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot and killed by federal Border Patrol agents…
What I Would Do as a Michigan Constitutional Convention Delegate
…And Why I’m Running If Michigan voters authorize a Constitutional Convention, I plan to run as a delegate for one…
Michigan Attorney Brian Emmanuel Jorde Reprimanded Following Reciprocal Discipline from Iowa
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has issued a reprimand against Brian Emmanuel Jorde (P70620) of Omaha, Nebraska, following reciprocal discipline imposed by the Iowa Supreme Court. The…
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