Federal Force, Zero Accountability: The Killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti and the Politics of Containment
On January 24, 2026, 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and ICU nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot and killed by federal Border Patrol agents…
What I Would Do as a Michigan Constitutional Convention Delegate
…And Why I’m Running If Michigan voters authorize a Constitutional Convention, I plan to run as a delegate for one…
Michigan Attorney Brian Emmanuel Jorde Reprimanded Following Reciprocal Discipline from Iowa
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has issued a reprimand against Brian Emmanuel Jorde (P70620) of Omaha, Nebraska, following reciprocal discipline imposed by the Iowa Supreme Court. The…
When Escalation Becomes Noise: How Not to Be Heard by the Institutions You’re Trying to Hold Accountable
It started the way many institutional accountability efforts do. Someone was frustrated, overwhelmed, and convinced that something had gone very…
Prosecuting the Reaction: How Power Provokes, Punishes, and Rewrites Harm
What does it say about someone psychologically to be in a place of power, overstep that power, push people to…
The Kuykendall Family Cell Phone Mystery Wasn’t a Mystery
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How Michigan Sentencing Guidelines Are Intended to Work | Rita Williams
Michigan’s sentencing guidelines are designed to bring structure, proportionality, and predictability to criminal sentencing. While often discussed in abstract terms,…
Everyone in Family Court Keeps Asking for the Judge’s Oath of Office. Stop It.
(And Why It Does Absolutely Nothing) If you spend any time in family court spaces online, you will see the…
Michigan Attorney Marsha M. Lang Suspended for Two Years Following Reciprocal Discipline from Utah
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has ordered a two-year suspension of Marsha M. Lang (P42392), currently listed in Roosevelt, Utah, following reciprocal discipline imposed by…
Prosecutorial Accountability Isn’t Broken. It’s Fiction.
If you ask the public how prosecutors are held accountable, you’ll usually hear some version of this: elections, ethics rules,…
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