Delay, Distract, Disappear: Judge Michael Schipper’s Courtroom Shell Game
Editorial Transparency Clutch Justice has filed a formal complaint with the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission regarding Judge Michael Schipper. This…
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.
Allegan County’s Quietest Cover-Up: How Judge Margaret Bakker Let a Murder Suspect Walk Free
Judge Margaret Zuzich Bakker dismissed the murder case against Christopher Fitzhugh, charged in the death of William Fitzhugh, through a…
How to Deal with a Noisy and Rude Neighbor
Direct Answer When a neighbor’s conduct crosses into harassment territory — chronic noise violations, threats, property disruption, explosive devices —…
Advocates vs. Internet Personalities: One Builds. The Other Destroys.
There’s a lot that is both wrong and right with the internet. It allows both bad and good things to…
“No Criminal Activity”: Jacksonville Deputies Beat a Man on Camera—and Walk Free
William McNeil Jr. didn’t die. That’s why they think they can get away with it. In a world where law…
Politicians: Voting on Prison Policy? Walk the Cell Blocks First.
Too many lawmakers love to talk tough on crime from the safety of their air-conditioned offices but they’ve never stepped…
Integrity Doesn’t Matter in Michigan: Why Public Officials Constantly Cross the Line
Direct Answer Five active Michigan cases — a drunk deputy fire chief, a judge flagged as unsafe to practice, a…
A New Robe, Old Habits? Scrutiny Follows Christopher Burnett to the Bench in Allegan County
Editorial Transparency This piece is based on accounts from multiple individuals with direct knowledge of Burnett’s conduct as a public…
“Too Hard to Believe”: The Psychology of Why We Ignore Whistleblowers
Direct Answer Whistleblowers are routinely disbelieved, discredited, and abandoned — not because they lack evidence, but because belief is psychologically…
So You Want To Be a Citizen Detective: Preorder the eBook That Pulls Back the Curtain
Key Points The BookSo You Want To Be a Citizen Detective is a practical blueprint for open-source, community-centered investigations. It…
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