FOIA and Your Michigan School Board: What the Law Actually Requires
Direct Answer Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq., covers school boards as public bodies. A district 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 Wine Bar Clause: Judge Kathleen Galen’s Confidential JTC Admonition, the Magistrate Who Represented Her, and a Campaign on Waiver.
Investigation The Wine Bar Clause Judge Kathleen Galen signed a contract with her own city promising she would never do…
North Fox Island: The Fifty Years Are the Story. Where Is the Accountability?
North Fox Island: The Fifty Years Are the Story. Where Is the Accountability? A wanted North Fox Island suspect reportedly…
Deepfake Abuse Isn’t a Legal Void Anymore. Here’s What Victims Can Actually Do.
Analysis Direct Answer If someone creates or shares a sexually explicit deepfake image of you without your consent, three legal…
Barry County Set a $281,535 Court-Access Condition. I Want to See The County’s Legal Bill For Defending It.
Barry County’s court defendants are defending a $281,535 condition on virtual hearings. Their own orders show his support motion dismissed…
The Detroit Files, Part I: The Room
The Detroit Files · Part I of VIII The Room Evidence law spends enormous effort on what happens to an…
Clutch Intel Is Coming. I’m Officially Building An Ecosystem.
Clutch Intel was the beginning. Now I’m building a family of investigative and public-accountability tools, with Intel’s first release targeted…
The Von Erich Family and the Business That Was Also the Household: Kayfabe and Casefiles, No. 03
Investigation · True Crime Kayfabe and Casefiles: Installment 03 Four sons died across nine years, all working for the same…
Barry County Wants a New Jail. Its Own Study Raises Questions It Can’t Answer.
Barry County’s Board of Commissioners just moved a proposed law enforcement facility into preconstruction. Its own consultants were paid to…
The Deputy Ran the Wrong Plate. Four Years Later, the Record Still Doesn’t Add Up.
Clutch Justice Weekly · Issue 026 Joseph Nagle was 22 when an Allegan County sheriff’s deputy shot him once during…
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