About 100 People Still Serve Life Sentences Under Michigan’s Abolished Felony Murder Rule
Direct Answer The Michigan Supreme Court abolished the felony murder rule in 1980. Approximately 100 people, described in court filings…
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.
Local Politics Meets Criminal Law: The Jillian Kerry Case and Washtenaw County’s Sketchy Computer Crime Theory
Direct Answer Jillian Kerry, a Scio Township official, faces felony charges under Michigan’s computer crime and electronic communications statutes. The…
Upward Departures Under the Microscope: Michigan Appellate Courts Test Sentencing Limits in April 2026
Direct Answer Michigan’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeals are both hearing sentencing challenges this week, with cases that test…
Michigan Legal News Roundup: Supreme Court Arguments, Court of Appeals Docket, and Energy Emergency
Michigan Legal Roundup High Court Arguments, Energy Emergency, and Elections Week of April 6, 2026 · Clutch Justice Court activity…
The Centralia Files, Part IV: The People Who Stayed | Rita Williams
The Centralia Files Part IV of VI — The People Who Stayed Managed Abandonment · Pennsylvania Coal Region Series Part…
Field Notes, April 5, 2026: Wagner, Ludington, Facial Recognition
Clutch Justice · Field Notes Issue No. 001 · April 5, 2026 · Inaugural Entry Institutional Analysis Charge Stacking, Judicial…
Ohio Data Center Ban Effort Signals Growing Backlash to Projects Like Killen
Analysis Key Findings Amendment On April 3, 2026, the Ohio Ballot Board unanimously certified a proposed constitutional amendment that would…
No Address, No Identity: How Verification Erases the Unhoused
Policy Analysis No Address, No Identity How verification systems treat stable housing as proof of personhood — and what that…
When Courts Stop Feeding Themselves: Fines, Fees, and the Crime Decline Nobody Is Talking About
Direct Answer Crime is declining across major categories in the United States. Violent crime dropped significantly in 2023, with homicides…
The Yuba County Five Did Not Vanish Into Mystery. They Died of Cold and Cognitive Overload.
Rita Ruins Everything Case No. 08 · The Yuba County Five The Yuba County Five Did Not Vanish Into Mystery….
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