Why Appellate Records Matter Michigan’s appellate system does not retry cases. It reviews the record. That distinction…
This may come as a shock, but a person cannot just show up in any old case…
At its core, Strain Theory suggests that when people cannot achieve what society tells them they should want through…
The Meeting That Publicly Put Barry County on Notice At the February 24, 2026 meeting of the Barry…
The Standard of Care in Michigan Probation Supervision In Michigan, probation officers are not passive record-keepers. They…
It’s an event no defendant wants to run into: finding out your case is the hot mess…
See the updates on Casey Wagner’s arraignment here. Following a joint investigation by the Michigan Department of…
The Core Problem: When the Record Itself Becomes the Liability The presumption of regularity is founded on…
A Systems Audit of Court Operations, Compliance, and County Liability Executive Summary The Barry County 5th Circuit…
The Illusion of the “Rogue Actor” When civil rights violations surface, institutions often reach for a familiar…
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