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Marie Stevenson serves as the Managing Editor and Research Contributor for Justice-Denied and is the CFO of Stevenson Technical Services, Inc. (STSI), a Fergus Falls-based internet retailer. With over 36 years of experience at STSI, Marie is a seasoned systems architect and database developer. Outside of her professional life in Fergus Falls, Marie is a dedi...

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By Marie StevensonPublished February 10, 2026Updated September 12, 2026About 12 min read
Summary Judgment

When Truth Is Moot

When conflicting sworn testimony reached the court—and the court chose not to confront it.

Should a person’s conflicting testimony under oath be scrutinized by a District Court? That question shouldn’t be controversial. And yet, in our case, the judge chose to look away. This isn’t theoretical. We have…
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By Marie StevensonPublished January 19, 2026Updated August 6, 2026About 4 min read

The Power of the Pen

Why peaceful persistence, public records, and determined writing remain powerful tools against injustice.

As owners of a small business, Craig and I have worked hard for most of our lives. We don’t waste time. And we don’t quit easily. Once in a great while, Craig takes a break to play a galactic starship game. A year or…
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By Marie StevensonPublished January 19, 2026Updated September 12, 2026About 6 min read
Summary Judgment

Revenge: What the Judge Refused to Acknowledge, Even in Passing

How evidence of a revenge campaign disappeared from the court’s summary-judgment analysis.

There are facts that are difficult to explain to people who haven’t lived them. One of those facts is this: when you grow up with abuse—and spend decades building a life that is finally safe—your abuser doesn’t become a…
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By Marie StevensonPublished January 8, 2026Updated September 12, 2026About 5 min read
The Fairness Files

“I Can Limit Discovery”

What happens when judicial triage becomes a substitute for truth-finding?

During our lawsuit in Otter Tail County District Court, one question kept returning—quietly at first, then relentlessly: were we being denied justice because the judge was simply too busy? I don’t ask that lightly. I…
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By Marie StevensonPublished December 26, 2025Updated September 12, 2026About 6 min read
The Fairness Files

A Judicial Blind Eye

How missing communications and coordinated conduct failed to receive meaningful judicial scrutiny.

When Craig and I filed our civil lawsuit in November 2020, we brought claims against three defendants. Craig asserted claims for defamation and conspiracy. I brought a claim for Intentional Infliction of Emotional…
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By Marie StevensonPublished June 7, 2025Updated August 9, 2026About 4 min read

Child Abuse – One in Four: We Need to Talk About It

Why silence surrounding childhood abuse can deepen its damage across an entire lifetime.

Child abuse isn’t easy to talk about. While there are various times set aside each year to bring awareness to the topic, many still shy away from it. In fact, someone once told me not to expect meaningful conversations…
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By Marie StevensonPublished June 4, 2025Updated September 12, 2026About 4 min read

Five Years Later – A Look Back

Looking back at the deliberate act that reopened old trauma and began our civil lawsuit.

Today, June 4, 2025, marks five years since the start of the events that triggered our civil lawsuit in Otter Tail County. I was at work, handling tasks for our family business, when my phone rang. It was my mother. Her…
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By Marie StevensonPublished May 20, 2025Updated August 21, 2026About 2 min read

Truthfulness in Depositions

Why credibility begins with complete honesty, especially when testimony becomes uncomfortable.

Anyone who has to prepare for a deposition should take the time to read Jim Garrity's excellent deposition preparation book, Five-Minute Guide to Creating Invincible Deponents. Preparing for the Pressure Going into a…
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By Marie StevensonPublished May 19, 2025Updated August 21, 2026About 2 min read

Craig’s Deposition – My Answers!

A candid and humorous look at learning when a deposition observer must remain silent.

Attending a deposition as a party in a lawsuit was a new experience for me in early 2022. Craig and I were scheduled for a two-day block of depositions on a Thursday and Friday in a conference room at the Otter Tail…
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Marie Stevenson

Marie Stevenson serves as the Managing Editor and Research Contributor for Justice-Denied and is the CFO of Stevenson Technical Services, Inc. (STSI), a Fergus Falls-based internet retailer. With over 36 years of experience at STSI, Marie is a seasoned systems architect and database developer. Outside of her professional life in Fergus Falls, Marie is a dedicated writer, reader, wife, mother of two, and cancer survivor.