Judicial Accountability Michigan’s judicial oversight body operates almost entirely in secret by constitutional design. In 2023 it…
Same system. Same county. Different outcomes that don’t reconcile. Sentencing is supposed to reflect proportionality, consistency, and…
Family court is supposed to safeguard children. When power, bias, and manipulation take hold, it can become…
Editorial Transparency Requests for comment were not returned. This piece is based on court records, publicly available…
Michigan’s sentencing guidelines are supposed to create structure. The harder question is who is interpreting that structure,…
Update — January 2026 For the latest Michigan Supreme Court decision on Schipper’s upward departures, read the…
Differently bodied people have rights, too. Unfortunately, some counties are more willing to accommodate than others. In…
“Now, pretty baby, I’m running back home to youFresh out the slammer, I know who my first…
At my recent resentencing hearing, Judge Michael Schipper, certainly not well-known for deep or critical thinking, stated…
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