How the VFW Bows to Bullies: The Shameful Fallout of the Angry Cops Scandal
Direct Answer The Veterans of Foreign Wars dismantled a chapter created by and for incarcerated veterans after Buffalo Police Officer…
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.
Why Targeted Enforcement Is Just a Polite Way of Saying Police Profiling
Direct Answer “Targeted enforcement” is a law enforcement framing that presents racial and poverty-based policing as a data-driven strategy. The…
It’s Here!: A Citizen’s Guide to Taking On Your Local Government Is Now Available
Direct Answer Clutch Justice has published A Citizen’s Guide to Taking On Your Local Government: a 30+ page workbook with…
With Justice Delayed, Families Pay: How Judges Fail Families in Crisis
Fetch Note The original article at the permalink below could not be retrieved by Clutch Justice’s build system. This build…
Nobody Asked, But the Chandler Police Department Issued a Press Release Anyway — Before Charges Were Even Filed
Direct Answer On May 12, 2025, three-year-old Trigg Kiser drowned in his family’s backyard pool in Chandler, Arizona, while his…
Barry County Judge Schipper, Rumors of Media Favoritism: Clutch Digging Deeper
Editorial Transparency Clutch Justice has been covering Barry County Judge Michael Schipper since 2023. Prior coverage is linked in the…
What If We Saw Everyone in the Criminal Justice System as a Kid Who Made a Mistake?
Imagine if we could hit pause on the mugshots, the harsh headlines, the labels — and instead, see each person…
Judge Kirsten Nielsen Hartig’s Defense: Denials, Emergency Motions, Taking on Prosecutor Karen McDonald
Direct Answer Judge Kirsten Nielsen Hartig’s Emergency Motion to Compel has been mostly denied. The Master found that the Office…
Drain Dollars & Conflict Questions: Did Eaton County’s Drain Commissioner Cross an Ethical Line?
Direct Answer Public records show that Eaton County Drain Commissioner Richard Wagner — father of Casey Wagner — accepted campaign…
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