Michigan Passes Anti-SLAPP Law: HB 4045 Is a Major Win for Free Speech
It’s official: the times are changing! HB 4045 Is LAW, and speech is stronger today. Since founding Clutch in 2022,…
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.
Attorney Terri T. Macklin Reprimanded With Condition Following Trust and Estate Matter Misconduct
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has issued a reprimand with condition against Terri T. Macklin (P38785) of Grand Rapids, Michigan, effective August 12, 2025, following findings…
When Contact With an Incarcerated Parent Harms a Child: Signs, Safeguards, and What to Do
What it looks like, what to do about it, and how we balance a parent’s needs with a child’s safety…
Incarcerated Parents Still Have the Right to Parent: Why Disrupting and Cutting Contact Harms Children
A Child’s Right to Their Parent Does Not End at the Jail or Prison Door When safety is not the…
The Centralia Files: A Clutch Justice Series on Managed Abandonment
I have been absolutely fascinated by Centralia, Pennsylvania for as long as I can remember. Long before it served as…
Attorney Sufi Y. Ahmad Disbarred Following Extensive Client Neglect, Misconduct, and Trust Account Violations
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has ordered the disbarment of Sufi Y. Ahmad (P43206) of Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, effective August 23, 2025, following consent discipline proceedings involving…
The Odds Are Not in Your Favor: Mental Health, Addiction, and the Risk of Entering the Criminal Legal System
Let me start this whole thing off by saying this is NOT about “other” people. This is about you. Yes,…
Why Judges Should Be Specialized, Certified, and Publicly Authorized by Case Type
Courts give judges enormous power across vastly different legal fields. Judicial specialization, certification, public authorization tracking, and transparent oversight are necessary for real accountability.
Attorney Mohamed A. Chaytou Interim Suspended After Failing to Appear for Disciplinary Hearing
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has imposed an interim suspension on Mohamed A. Chaytou (P80023) of Dearborn, Michigan, effective July 31, 2025, after he failed to…
Prison Is Not a Neutral Punishment: Why Nonviolent Sentencing Requires a Burden of Proof
The criminal legal system treats incarceration as an acceptable default, even when the offense did not involve physical harm to…
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