Michigan Judges Keep Citing ‘Deterrence.’ The State Has No Working Way to Check If It’s True.
Analysis Every Michigan sentence is legally required to weigh deterrence. Nothing in the state is legally required to check whether…
Michigan’s Judicial Golden Parachute: What Kathleen Ryan and Bradley Knoll Reveal About the Retirement Loophole
Investigation Three Michigan judges. Three negotiated exits. Zero public discipline on the record that matters most. Editorial Transparency Note This…
MIDC Closed a Barry County Complaint. The Auditor General May Disagree.
Investigation The Auditor General wants to know if Michigan’s indigent defense commission can catch a broken complaint process. A Barry…
The Green River Killer Wasn’t Caught by Better Science. He Was Caught After a Lab Fixed its Own Twenty-Year Mistake
The official story says DNA technology finally caught up to Gary Ridgway in 2001. The investigative record says a trace-evidence…
Any County, No Notice: The Venue Gap in Michigan’s Personal Protection Order System
Michigan allows a personal protection order petition against an adult respondent to be filed in any of the state’s 83…
The Brass Magnifying Glass: A Clutch Justice Crochet Pattern
Direct Answer This is a free amigurumi crochet pattern for the brass magnifying glass from the Clutch Justice flatlays: a…
The Somerton Man Mystery: Espionage and Institutional Silence
Rita Ruins Everything On December 1, 1948, a man in a pressed suit was found dead on Somerton Beach, a…
The Proof of Service Nobody Checked
Appellate Accountability The Proof of Service Nobody Checked How a filing requirement starts an appeal clock, what happens when no…
Livingston County Judge Pulled From Juvenile Cases: The Fourth Michigan Judge Sidelined Since 2024
Analysis Chief Judge Matthew McGivney pulled Susan Longsworth off cases involving minors after complaints of bias, five months after a…
The Association That Polices Itself: A Documented Accountability Record of PAAM’s Leadership
Disclaimer and Disclosure All disciplinary proceedings, charges, and grievance matters described herein are characterized in accordance with their documented status….
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