Michigan’s most consequential justice debates are not happening in courtrooms or campaigns. They are happening inside rulemaking…
Don’t call it a comeback. This appeal is exactly what accountability looks like when it refuses to…
On January 30, 2026, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a narrowly tailored but consequential order in People v. Scott Michael…
In Michigan, courts are permitted to impose financial penalties. They are not permitted to do so casually,…
In Michigan, a decision to decline criminal charges is often treated as final. But for victims, particularly…
A woman is dead; another person was injured. Judge Michael Schipper acknowledged that reckless, illegal conduct caused…
Understanding the institutional forces behind containment can help you avoid reactive mistakes that only make things worse….
What would you say if I told you that the State of Michigan was allowing judges and…
Michigan’s sentencing system is not advisory in spirit; it is statutory in design. The Legislature created sentencing…
Every person who walks into a courtroom assumes one basic thing: the judge deciding their case is…
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