Courtroom Video Transparency Appeal Could Reshape Judicial Accountability in Michigan
Don’t call it a comeback. This appeal is exactly what accountability looks like when it refuses to stay buried. 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.
Judge Gadola Takes the Helm of Michigan’s Court of Claims: What His Record Signals for 2026
Judge Gadola Takes the Helm of Michigan’s Court of Claims: What His Record Signals for 2026 This piece was first…
Detroit Judge Andrea Bradley-Baskin Now Federally Charged in Scheme Targeting Vulnerable Adults
In September 2025, Clutch Justice reported that Judge Andrea Bradley-Baskin was under active FBI investigation related to alleged exploitation within…
Is History Repeating at the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission?
It is no surprise that Clutch Justice has been tracking personnel changes and internal dynamics at the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission (JTC)…
Breaking News: Michigan JTC Director Lynn Helland Retiring
Breaking Clutch Justice is first to report this story. The Commission has not issued a public statement. Investigation Clutch Exclusive…
Michigan Supreme Court Remands Another Schipper Upward Departure Sentence for Review
On January 30, 2026, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a narrowly tailored but consequential order in People v. Scott Michael Lupu, remanding key…
The “Calls From the Grave” Case Explained: Charles Peck, Unsolved Mysteries, and the Mandela Effect
Rita Ruins Everything Case No. 02 · Calls From the Grave Remember That “Calls From the Grave” Episode of Unsolved…
The Bare Minimum, Case After Case: When MAACS Oversight Fails Michigan Defendants
I wish I could say something has improved since Tracie Gittleman’s September 2025 disciplinary reprimand. It has not. Case after…
Michigan Attorney Amy L. Klann Reprimanded Following Property Dispute Representation
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has issued a reprimand against Amy L. Klann (P83831) of Dryden, Michigan, after finding professional misconduct connected to her representation of a…
Proportionality and Consistency in State Court Sentencing | Rita Williams
Proportionality and consistency are foundational principles in criminal sentencing. Together, they ensure that punishment reflects both the seriousness of an…
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