by Elizabeth Ann | May 18, 2025 | Articles, Insights, Justice & Reform
Meet the Real Jury: One Trial, Twelve Personalities, Zero Chill. Let’s be honest: jury duty isn’t exactly what Hollywood made it out to be. You show up expecting twelve solemn thinkers united in a quest for justice—and instead, you get a caffeine-deprived circus of...
by Elizabeth Ann | May 16, 2025 | Articles, Politics & Power
Elon Musk’s vision of a spacefaring future just landed on Earth—in the form of a brand-new Texas city. As of May 2025, Starbase is officially a municipality, making it the newest city in Texas. Nestled in Cameron County near Boca Chica, the area surrounding SpaceX’s...
by Elizabeth Ann | May 4, 2025 | Articles, Politics & Power
A sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is a state-owned investment fund that a government uses to manage national assets, often derived from surplus revenues such as natural resource exports (like oil), foreign exchange reserves, or budget surpluses. These funds are typically...
by Elizabeth Ann | May 4, 2025 | Articles, Justice & Reform
When someone is accused of a crime, the U.S. justice system operates on a powerful presumption: that the defendant is innocent until proven guilty. But what does “proven guilty” really mean? At the heart of that question lies one of the most misunderstood concepts in...
by Elizabeth Ann | May 3, 2025 | Articles, Insights, Massachusetts vs. Karen Read, Trial Watch
While the prosecution in Karen Read’s first trial leaned heavily on the idea that John O’Keefe was struck and killed by Read’s SUV, several elements of the physical evidence and expert testimony leave room for a more nuanced — and plausible — scenario. 🍸The...
by Elizabeth Ann | Apr 20, 2025 | Articles, Massachusetts vs. Karen Read, Trial Watch
Boston police officer John O’Keefe is dead—and Massachusetts vs. Karen Read trial prosecutors say his girlfriend is to blame. In the highly anticipated RE-TRIAL unfolding in Massachusetts, Special Prosecutor Hank Brennan delivered a powerful opening statement, laying...
