How to Protect Yourself from a Frivolous or Vexatious Litigant in Michigan — Without a Law Degree
Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not legal advice and does not create an…
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.
Life Beyond Life: Michigan Events Spotlight the Urgent Fight to End Juvenile Life Without Parole
This month, Safe & Just Michigan is bringing two powerful events to the state aimed at changing one of the…
You’ve Been Targeted By a Vexatious Litigant. Now What?
None of what I’m about to share is legal advice; just the musings of a former policy wonk and strategist….
The Right to Be Left Alone: When Journalists Are (and Aren’t) Public Figures
Read more about Michigan’s proposed Anti-SLAPP legislation, HB 4045 The “right to be left alone” is one of the most…
What to Do If a Public Figure Threatens to Sue You in Michigan
There’s nothing that rattles a reporter quite like a letter from a lawyer with bolded words like “DEFAMATION” and “IMMEDIATE…
Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline: How Artificial Intelligence Could Help Dismantle a Broken System
For decades, advocates have warned about the school-to-prison pipeline, the pattern where disciplinary practices push students, especially Black, Brown, disabled, and…
Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors — A Metaphor for Lived Experience
With Halloween on the way, I thought I would do some fun pieces on horror movies. Horror is often a…
Michigan Judge Suspended After Child Sex Crime Conviction: Christopher Woolf Case Breakdown
Earlier this month, the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board issued a Notice of Automatic Interim Suspension for Christopher J. Woolf (P?79877). According to the…
Four Guns for One Man: Battle Creek PD’s Overreach Caught on Body Cam
Today, I watched some eyebrow raising body cam footage. The kind that made me shake my head in disbelief and…
Read With Clutch: Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky
The handbook the powerful hate and the powerless keep reaching for. This month, we’re reading Rules for Radicals by Saul…
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