Clutch Justice · Independent Investigations
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Clutch Justice exists because someone is willing to read the record. Not skim it. Not react to it. Read it. From board packets to court filings to archived web records, this work turns opaque systems into searchable, understandable documentation.

“If you believe transparency should be accessible and actionable, this is where you support that.”
What Clutch Justice Investigates

Clutch Justice conducts independent investigations into public-interest issues, historical cases, institutional accountability, and selected true crime cases. Clutch Justice does not provide personal case analysis, legal advice, or individual case consultation. Membership and support fund the newsroom, not a review of your own situation.

What Your Support Makes Possible
Primary Source Research FOIA requests, court records, transcripts, and archived documents that take hours to obtain and analyze
Investigative Series The Centralia Files, Rita Ruins Everything, the FitBench Act, and Clutch Justice’s true crime franchises
Public Accountability Tools The Michigan Judicial Misconduct Database, free toolkits, and policy briefs available to everyone

Clutch Confidential

Clutch Confidential is Clutch Justice’s membership. Members get The Clutch Briefing every month, a vote in what Clutch investigates and covers next, and free access to the Field Kit and every course. Membership helps decide what Clutch Justice covers next; it doesn’t buy influence over the findings, and it isn’t a way to get your own case looked at. The reporting itself stays independent.

Best Value
Clutch Confidential
$100 / year
Two months free compared to paying monthly.
  • The Clutch Briefing, delivered every month: the patterns, filings, and cases Clutch is tracking before they’re public
  • A vote in what Clutch covers next, across Broken Play, Foul Trouble, Body Check, #ReadWithClutch, and The Analyst’s Cut
  • Free, full access to the Field Kit and every course, included, not discounted
  • Early access to selected resources and projects
Join for $100/year

Membership does not include personal case review, legal advice, or individual case consultation, and does not include guaranteed direct access to Rita.

Not ready for a membership? Fund the next record request.

Every record request costs money before it produces a single fact. A one-time contribution, any amount, goes straight toward the requests, filing fees, and research hours behind Clutch Justice investigations. No commitment, no membership.

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Our Promise

Clutch Justice is and will remain independent. No payment, sponsorship, or consideration is ever accepted in exchange for coverage. Editorial judgments are based solely on the merits of the reporting. Membership funds journalism. It does not influence it.