Judicial Tenure Commission Complaint Tracking: The Complaint Has not Moved
JTC Complaint Tracking — Update 03 Status Update One week has elapsed since the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission received the…
Can Police Lie in Michigan? The Law, Risks, and Real Cases of Deception
Direct Answer Yes — in Michigan, and in most of the United States, police officers are legally permitted to lie…
Tips and Tools for Conducting Effective Open Source Investigations
Direct Answer Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is the methodology of collecting, analyzing, and applying information gathered from publicly available sources…
Policing Property: How Law Enforcement Was Built to Protect the Rich and Control the Poor
Direct Answer Modern American policing did not emerge from a neutral desire to protect and serve all citizens equally. It…
Dignity vs. Dehumanization: How Correctional Officers’ Attitudes Shape Incarcerated People’s Behavior
Direct Answer In jails and prisons across the United States, one of the most significant and least discussed factors in…
“If You Can’t Do the Time” Is a Myth: Why the Criminal Justice System Isn’t Fair
Direct Answer “If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime” only makes sense in a world where laws…
Breaking the Cycle: Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Direct Answer The school-to-prison pipeline is the national trend in which children are funneled out of public schools and into…
The Prisoner’s Dilemma and How It Is Used To Cause Convictions
Guest Contributor: This piece was written by Ally Micelli, paralegal and writer. Views expressed are the author’s own. Direct Answer…
Judicial Tenure Commission Complaint Tracking: Complaint Delivered?
JTC Complaint Tracking — Update 02 Status Update Seven days after mailing, the JTC complaint reached the post office on…
Statement from Judge Travis Reeds, Pending Removal of Judge Kirsten Nielsen Hartig
Editor’s Note: This article predates Judge Hartig’s dementia diagnosis. Since publication, Judge Hartig received a diagnosis of a neurological disorder,…
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