Harassers, Cybersquatters, and Your Name Online: What to Do Before the Next Escalation
Explainer Someone bought your name, built an attack site, or keeps finding new ways to contact you. The law has…
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.
The Only Case That Ever Scared Me: Israel Keyes and the Victims No One Has Named
Beyond Michigan · Israel Keyes Case Library The Introduction Timeline Who’s Who Map Reading List For more than ten years,…
Michigan Tells Judges to Act on Attorney Misconduct. Nothing Checks Whether They Do.
Analysis Michigan’s Code of Judicial Conduct tells judges to act when they see a lawyer cross the line. The only…
The 187 Percent Court: What Judge Galen’s Workload Numbers Leave Out
The Short Version The State Court Administrative Office says Eastpointe’s 38th District Court needs 1.87 judges and has one, a…
One Address, Two Judicial Officers: The Campaign Finance Trail Linking Judge Kathleen Galen and Her Magistrate
The Short Version Judge Kathleen Galen and her magistrate, Mark Makoski, have reported the same Warren law office address on…
He Didn’t Need My Attention. He Needed a Messenger.
Investigation · First Person A message from a man who has stalked my children and me was sent to Judge…
Body Check: Three Enforcers, One Summer, No Rule Change
Body Check · Case No. 02 Three NHL enforcers died in 111 days. One overdose, two suicides, one confirmed case…
Built Around Pontiac’s Babies: Rx Kids, the County’s Infant Death Reviews, and the Numbers No One Publishes
A cash program for new mothers and the county’s infant death review teams have both made Pontiac a focus. Black…
A Deathbed Tip Is Not a Dying Declaration: What the Kensler Barn Search Can and Cannot Deliver
Investigation · Washtenaw County Cold Case A dying man pointed detectives to a barn in Sharon Township. Three days of…
The 2026 Clutch Blanket Mystery, Week 11: The Gavel Square
A court record and a county record now disagree under oath. Aldous stands by his work, answers every question, and…
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