How Transparent Is the JTC Budget? Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission Budget Explained
Quick Facts Who Oversees the Overseers’ Budget?: What Michigan Taxpayers Can and Cannot See About the Judicial Tenure Commission This…
Michigan Attorney Byron E. Siegel Transferred to Disability Inactive Status Following Reciprocal Discipline
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has ordered that Byron E. Siegel (P20428) of Bingham Farms, Michigan be transferred to disability inactive status, following reciprocal discipline proceedings…
The Springfield Three Case Explained: How Scene Contamination Destroyed the Evidence
Rita Ruins Everything Case No. 03 · The Springfield Three The Springfield Three Were Never Impossible to Explain How well-meaning…
Michigan Prison Phone Systems Remain Unreliable Despite GTL “Repairs,” Sources Say
Quick FAQs What’s Being Reported on the Ground Earlier this week, Clutch reported on GTL/ViaPath contractual obligations for uptime, and…
A Decades-Old Michigan Legal Practice Declared Improper, but Murder and Other Convictions Will Stand
Quick FAQs What is the harmless error doctrine?The harmless error doctrine allows appellate courts to uphold a criminal conviction even…
Michigan Attorney Mohamed A. Chaytou Disbarred Following Client Fund Misappropriation and IOLTA Violations
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has ordered the disbarment of Mohamed A. Chaytou (P80023) of Dearborn, Michigan, after finding extensive misconduct involving client settlement funds, IOLTA overdrafts, personal…
Fake News, Manipulated Media, and the Permanent Damage to Justice
We’re living in an era where lies don’t just travel fast; they outperform the truth. Science tells us that fake news…
When Society Breaks Its Promise: Why Crime Is Our Collective Moral Failure
A teenager stands before a judge; another statistic in a system that pretends utter surprise at his presence. He grew…
Judicial Discretion and Its Limits in Michigan Sentencing | Rita Williams
Judicial discretion is a central feature of sentencing in Michigan courts. It allows judges to account for individual circumstances while…
Fit-Bench and Predictive Sentencing: Preventing Judicial Failure Without Controlling Outcomes
The phrase “predictive sentencing” makes people uneasy, and probably for good reason. Any system that claims to predict how a…
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