Progressive Prosecutor Rollins Resigns as Massachusetts U.S. Attorney After Being Charged with Misconduct by DOJ
By The Vanguard Staff BOSTON, MA – Rachael Rollins, a progressive prosecutor appointed by President Joe Biden…
Rachel Rollins Confirmed as Next U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, First Black Woman to Fill Role
By Katherine Coviello and Alexander Ramirez BOSTON, MASS – Rachael Rollins was confirmed by the Senate last…
Fierce GOP Resistance to Rachael Rollins’ Appointment by Pres. Biden to U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts
By Mairead Perez SUFFOLK COUNTY, MASS – President Joe Biden has nominated Rachael Rollins, the current District…
Commentary: Progressive Prosecutors Can Gain Perspective from Trips Abroad
By Rory Fleming When only a single state or country does a thing, it is usually a…
Prosecutors Back DA Rollins’ Nomination for US Attorney
Special to the Vanguard A bipartisan group of 66 elected prosecutors issued a joint statement in support…
Justice Leaders Urge Supreme Court Not to Criminalize Lifesaving Overdose Prevention Sites
By The Vanguard Staff Washington, CA – Overdose prevention sites, also called “supervised consumption” or “safe injection”…
Guest Commentary: Biden Pick of Rachael Rollins for US Attorney of Massachusetts a Mixed Blessing
By Rory Fleming President Joe Biden has announced his intention to appoint Suffolk County (Boston) District Attorney…
110 Suffolk County Convictions Reversed After Mistakes at Corrupted Crime Laboratory – Tens of Thousands of Other Cases Also Tossed
By Jose Medina and Benjamin Momtahan BOSTON – Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins was permitted by…
Guest Commentary: Growing Evidence of the Public Safety Benefits of Non-Prosecution of Misdemeanors
By Miriam Krinsky Fair and Just Prosecution Executive Director Miriam Krinsky wrote the following in response to…
Study Finds Declining to Prosecute Low Level Offenses Reduces Crime
Suffolk, County, MA – For years, advocates of Broken Windows Theory argued that cracking down on low…
Massachusetts Has Plan to Reverse Convictions in Thousands of Cases Due to Forensic Lab Failure
By Alexander Ramirez SUFFOLK COUNTY, MA – County District Attorney Rachael Rollins filed a motion this week…
SF’s Boudin Joins Progressive Prosecutors In Facebook Live Panel Discussing Black Communities in Criminal Justice System
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin, Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner, and…
PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR SERIES: Boston Progressive DA Faces Pushback in Policies by Opponents
By Linhchi Nguyen and Carlin Ross BOSTON – Even after two years on the job, Suffolk County…
Suffolk County District Attorney Argues Man Wrongfully Convicted in 1991 Homicide
By Kianna Anvari SUFFOLK COUNTY, MA– After the Suffolk County District Attorney motioned for a new trial…
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachel Rollins Announces Use of Bad Cop Tracking Database
By Cailin Garcia BOSTON, MA – District Attorney Rachel Rollins has announced that Suffolk County will…
DA Rachael Rollins: The Intersections of Race, Health, and Police Brutality Explained
By Roxanna Jarvis BOSTON, MA – Boston District Attorney Rachael Rollins hosted a Zoom seminar Wednesday to…
Three Prosecutors Join with Shaun King to Announce Grassroots Law Project to Create Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Programs
On Wednesday, Chesa Boudin (San Francisco), Larry Krasner (Philadelphia) and Rachael Rollins (Boston) joined together to announce…
Rep. Pressley and D.A. Rollins Discuss ‘Structural Racism’ in the U.S.
By Anna Gorski SOMMERVILLE, MA – Structural Racism, and how it impacts health, public safety, education, jobs,…
Guest Commentary: Don’t Forget Prosecutors When It Comes to Defunding
by Rory Fleming Since the brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis cops, activists across the country…
Suffolk County DA Rachael Rollins Calls Out ‘Bad’ Cops and Prosecutors after Death of Floyd
By Armando Alonzo BOSTON – Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins addressed Boston protestors and the press…
