The Centralia Files, Prologue: Coal, Control, and a Town Built to Be Spent
The Centralia Files Prologue | View full series Before the fire, there was a system. The fire only made it…
January 2026 Michigan Attorney Discipline Roundup: Disbarments and Suspensions
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board issued ten actions in January 2026: three disbarments, four suspensions, two reprimands, and one reinstatement….
What It Means to Have Standing in a Legal Case
What is legal standing? Standing is a threshold requirement that determines who is permitted to bring a case or seek…
Why Only Half of Murders Are Solved in America: A Data-Driven Look at Clearance Rates
National homicide clearance rates have declined from above 90% in the 1960s to roughly 50% today. According to FBI Uniform…
You Can’t Mourn the Decline of Marriage and Cheer “Tough on Crime” at the Same Time
Key Points Structural Incarceration is not an individual consequence. It removes parents, drains household income, and fractures caregiving networks. These…
Casey Wagner Probable Cause Hearing Delayed Until Next Week | Rita Williams
The probable cause hearing for former Michigan Department of Corrections officer Casey Wagner was cancelled the day of the proceeding…
The MDOC Black Box: Why Michigan Needs Independent Oversight of the MDOC
Michigan’s Department of Corrections manages a roughly $2 billion annual budget and the custody of more than 32,000 incarcerated people….
Why Judges Don’t Take Pro Se Litigants Seriously — Even When They’re Prepared
Self-represented litigants face structural disadvantages in court that persist even when they are well-prepared and legally grounded. Research shows pro…
Yale Law Journal Study: The Lawyer Matters More Than the System Admits
A randomized study published in the Yale Law Journal found that defendants in Philadelphia murder cases represented by public defenders…
Michigan Prison Arsenal Failures Revisited After Casey Wagner Theft Case | Rita Williams
In March 2024, the Michigan Office of the Auditor General released a report identifying significant inventory control failures in weapons…
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