Based in Minnesota
Focused locally
Our primary focus is the conduct and operation of Minnesota’s district and appellate courts.
About Justice-Denied.org
Who We Are and Why We Publish
An independent Minnesota public-interest media outlet examining judicial transparency, ethics, impartiality, and constitutional fairness.
Who We Are
Justice-Denied.org is a Minnesota-based public-interest media outlet created by Craig and Marie Stevenson of Fergus Falls. Drawing on Craig’s lifelong background in electronics, communications, and computing, and Marie’s extensive experience in data analysis, we investigate, document, and publish information about how Minnesota’s judicial system applies—or fails to apply—the standards of transparency, ethics, impartiality, and constitutional fairness that courts are sworn to uphold.
We are entirely independent. We are not affiliated with any law firm, political organization, governmental entity, or court. Our work is grounded in publicly available documents, including court filings, transcripts, judicial orders, appellate opinions, and official disciplinary records.
Records-driven
Grounded in evidence
Readers can trace our reporting to filings, transcripts, orders, opinions, and official records.
Independent
Free of affiliation
No court, law firm, political organization, or governmental entity directs our work.
Our Mission
Justice-Denied.org strengthens judicial integrity in Minnesota through public records, careful analysis, and transparent reporting. We document how courts exercise public power, analyze conduct and recurring patterns, report findings grounded in the record, and explain complex proceedings so readers can evaluate the system for themselves.
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Document
Organize judicial orders, transcripts, filings, timelines, and other public records so the underlying evidence remains visible.
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Analyze
Use traditional review, data analysis, and clearly disclosed AI tools to examine conduct, process, and recurring patterns.
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Report
Publish records-based investigations into conflicts, inconsistent rulings, and departures from legal or ethical standards.
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Explain
Create clear summaries and visual explanations that make complex legal proceedings more accessible to the public.
In Minnesota, journalism is defined by function—not by corporate structure. Justice-Denied.org fulfills the role of a public-interest watchdog by gathering information and publishing it to inform the public.
Time and Commitment
10,000+Hours devoted
Since this project began, we have spent thousands of hours reviewing filings and transcripts, analyzing judicial orders and timelines, checking sources, and translating complex proceedings into clear public reporting—so readers can evaluate the facts for themselves.
Editorial Team
The publication is researched, written, reviewed, and maintained by three unpaid volunteers.
Craig Stevenson
Editor-in-Chief & Investigative Lead
Oversees investigative reporting, judicial-record analysis, AI-assisted review, and the publication’s editorial direction.
Read Craig’s biography →
Marie Stevenson
Managing Editor & Research Contributor
Coordinates story development, document organization, fact verification, and public-record research.
Read Marie’s biography →
Miranda Stevenson
Editor
Assists with editing, structure, clarity, and the presentation of articles and investigative summaries.
Read Miranda’s biography →Why We Publish
The Constitution protects the right to speak openly about matters of public concern—especially the conduct of government officials, including judges. Courts do not exist outside public accountability; they are entrusted with power because the public allows them to wield it.
Justice-Denied.org exercises that right responsibly, transparently, and with a commitment to evidence. We publish so citizens, attorneys, judges, oversight bodies, legislators, and other policymakers can evaluate the integrity of the system for themselves.
Our goal is to ensure that justice in Minnesota is not only done but is seen to be done—fairly, impartially, and without exception.
