The Camera Was Already Inside: Aiyana Stanley-Jones, The First 48, and Three Institutions That Walked Away Clean
Direct Answer Aiyana Mo’Nay Stanley-Jones was seven years old and asleep on a living room couch in Detroit’s east side…
One Felony, $125 Fine: Michigan’s Two-Tier Justice System Rescues Heather Lombardini
Heather Lombardini faced a 14-year felony and three misdemeanors for the false affidavit and paperwork failures behind Michigan’s dark money…
Clutch Justice Turns Four: The Record, the Wins, What’s Next
Four years, one appellate order, and the work that got us here. Direct Answer Clutch Justice turns four on August…
The Jane Mixer Case, the Contaminated Michigan State Police Crime Lab, and the Man Who Died in Prison for It
Direct Answer Jane Louise Mixer, a 23-year-old University of Michigan law student, was shot twice in the head and strangled…
The Motion to Call Me Vexatious Just Died in the Michigan Court of Appeals
A Michigan Court of Appeals panel denied the opposing party’s motion asking the court to sanction me as a vexatious…
Detroit’s Michigan Avenue Murders: John Eric Armstrong and Three Systems That Failed
Direct Answer John Eric Armstrong was convicted in 2001 of five counts of murder targeting female sex workers in the…
The Proper Move Was Not to Get Involved: Why a Judge’s OWI Courtroom Appearance Matters
This is not a small courthouse etiquette story. It is the whole reason judges are required to keep personal loyalty…
Barry County’s Prosecutor’s Office Is Hiring. Here’s the Record the Posting Won’t Show You.
An open Assistant Prosecutor position, a confirmed disciplinary admonishment, a state-confirmed falsified proof of service, and a circuit court next…
Clutch Justice Weekly 016: MIDC Closed the Complaint, Not the Question
The Clutch Justice Weekly briefing for Issue 016: a state audit, a one-day complaint closure, and the question Michigan’s indigent…
When Legal Abuse Looks Like RICO: A Framework for Understanding Coordinated Misconduct by Attorneys and Prosecutors
What this article establishes RICO is not just a mob statute. Federal and state courts have applied it to attorneys,…
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