Same system. Same county. Different outcomes that don’t reconcile. Sentencing is supposed to reflect proportionality, consistency, and…
The jury trial has been replaced, almost exclusively, by a system of secret plea-bargaining negotiations behind closed…
Family court is supposed to safeguard children. When power, bias, and manipulation take hold, it can become…
Some rulings are so cold they reveal more than a bad legal call. They expose how quickly…
Anger. It’s a powerful emotion that can consume you when you feel betrayed by something you’re supposed…
An oral argument in the Michigan Court of Appeals explored the case In Re DMT, where an…
Editorial Transparency Requests for comment were not returned. This piece is based on court records, publicly available…
Many thanks to my dear friend Dr. Samantha Hallman for sharing this with me! Lawyers have an…
Sentencing reform does not happen only through slogans or election cycles. It also happens through who gets…
Michigan’s sentencing guidelines are supposed to create structure. The harder question is who is interpreting that structure,…
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