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The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has imposed an interim suspension on Mohamed A. Chaytou (P80023) of Dearborn, Michigan, effective July 31, 2025, after he failed to…
The criminal legal system treats incarceration as an acceptable default, even when the offense did not involve physical harm to…
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has imposed an interim suspension on Angelina Cummins (P78867) of Southfield, Michigan, effective August 7, 2025, after she failed to appear for…
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, political rhetoric framed economic relief as generous, temporary, and sufficient. The story told was simple: people…
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can,…
That truth is uncomfortable. It disrupts a story we rely on to stay unaccountable. Calling the system “broken” allows us to believe that harm is incidental, that outcomes are the result of neglect, oversight, or malfunction. It lets us talk about fixes without confronting foundations.
You walk through life changing every year. You are not the same person you were at eighteen, twenty-five, or even…
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has ordered a three-year suspension of Tyler N. Ross (P75530) of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, following a consent discipline agreement arising from…
Without question, the American justice system punishes families long before it decides guilt. Most judges and prosecutors know and understand…
Update, 1/3/2026 Phone fixes are in progress at St. Louis, but Newberry Correctional is also experiencing similar phone issues, leading…
