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Rachael Rollins, the Glossary

Rachael Splaine Rollins (born March 3, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. attorney for District of Massachusetts from 2022 to 2023.^[1]

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Andrew Lelling

Andrew E. Lelling (born 1970) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 2017 to 2021. Rachael Rollins and Andrew Lelling are Massachusetts lawyers and United States Attorneys for the District of Massachusetts.

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Assistant United States Attorney

An assistant United States attorney (AUSA) is an official career civil service position in the U.S. Department of Justice composed of lawyers working under the U.S. Attorney of each U.S. federal judicial district.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

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Bail fund

A bail fund is an organization, often charitable, community and volunteer-driven, or both, that collects money for the purpose of posting monetary bail for those in jail on pre-trial detention.

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Bail in the United States

Bail in the United States refers to the practice of releasing suspects from custody before their hearing, on payment of bail, which is money or pledge of property to the court which may be refunded if suspects return to court for their trial.

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Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region next to North America and north of South America, and is the most easterly of the Caribbean islands.

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Bingham McCutchen

Bingham McCutchen LLP was a global law firm with approximately 850 attorneys in nine US offices and five international offices.

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Black studies

Black studies or Africana studies (with nationally specific terms, such as African American studies and Black Canadian studies), is an interdisciplinary academic field that primarily focuses on the study of the history, culture, and politics of the peoples of the African diaspora and Africa.

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Boston.com

Boston.com is a regional website that offers news and information about the Boston, Massachusetts, region.

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Buckingham Browne & Nichols School

Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, often referred to as BB&N, is an independent co-educational day school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, educating students from pre-kindergarten (called Beginners) through twelfth grade.

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Burglary

Burglary, also called breaking and entering (B&E) and housebreaking, is the act of illegally entering a building or other areas without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence.

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Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Charlie Baker

Charles Duane Baker Jr.

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Criminal justice reform

Criminal justice reform seeks to address structural issues in criminal justice systems such as racial profiling, police brutality, overcriminalization, mass incarceration, and recidivism.

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Daniel F. Conley

Daniel F. Conley is an American attorney and politician who served as the district attorney for Suffolk County, Massachusetts from 2002 to 2018. Rachael Rollins and Daniel F. Conley are Massachusetts lawyers.

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Decriminalization

Decriminalization or decriminalisation is the legislative process which removes prosecutions against an action so that the action remains illegal but has no criminal penalties or at most some civil fine.

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Democratic National Committee

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal committee of the United States Democratic Party.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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District attorney

In the United States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, county prosecutor, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, state attorney or solicitor is the chief prosecutor or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a local government area, typically a county or a group of counties.

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Driver's license

A driver's license, driving licence, or driving permit is a legal authorization, or the official document confirming such an authorization, for a specific individual to operate one or more types of motorized vehicles—such as motorcycles, cars, trucks, or buses—on a public road.

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Drug prohibition

The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to prevent the recreational use of certain intoxicating substances.

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Felony

A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious.

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Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.

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Georgetown University Law Center

The Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, a private research university in Washington, D.C., United States.

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Hatch Act

The Hatch Act of 1939, An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law.

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Henry Kerner

Henry John Kerner (born 1966) is an American lawyer who served as the Special Counsel in the United States Office of Special Counsel from 2017 to 2023, and has served on the three-member Merit Systems Protection Board since 2024.

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Irish Americans

Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánaigh) are ethnic Irish who live in the United States and are American citizens.

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Jill Biden

Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (Jacobs; born June 3, 1951) is an American educator who has been the first lady of the United States since 2021 as the wife of President Joe Biden.

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Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States since 2021.

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Joshua S. Levy

Joshua S. Levy is an American lawyer who has served as the acting United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts since May 2023. Rachael Rollins and Joshua S. Levy are Georgetown University Law Center alumni, Massachusetts lawyers and United States Attorneys for the District of Massachusetts.

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Juris Doctor

A Juris Doctor, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Doctor of Law (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law.

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Kamala Harris

Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States, having held the position since 2021 under President Joe Biden. Rachael Rollins and Kamala Harris are 20th-century American women lawyers.

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Kevin Hayden

Kevin R. Hayden (born c. 1968) is an American lawyer currently serving as District Attorney for Suffolk County, Massachusetts, after being appointed by Governor Charlie Baker. Rachael Rollins and Kevin Hayden are Massachusetts lawyers.

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Labour law

Labour laws (also spelled as labor laws), labour code or employment laws are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government.

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Larceny

Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking or theft of the personal property of another person or business.

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Law clerk

A law clerk, judicial clerk, or judicial assistant is a person, often a lawyer, who provides direct counsel and assistance to a lawyer or judge by researching issues and drafting legal opinions for cases before the court.

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List of tie-breaking votes cast by the vice president of the United States

Under Article I, Section 3, Clause 4 of the Constitution of the United States, the vice president of the United States is the ex officio president of the Senate but may only cast a vote in the Senate to break a tie.

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List of United States attorneys appointed by Joe Biden

This is a list of United States attorneys appointed by the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts (script), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Massachusetts Appeals Court

The Massachusetts Appeals Court is the intermediate appellate court of Massachusetts.

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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (abbreviated MBTA and known colloquially as "the T") is the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in Greater Boston, Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts Department of Transportation

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) oversees roads, public transit, aeronautics, and transportation licensing and registration in the US state of Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts Port Authority

Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is the port authority for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Master of Laws

A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: Magister Legum or Legum Magister) is an advanced postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject.

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Memorandum

A memorandum (memoranda; from the Latin memorandum, "(that) which is to be remembered"), also known as a briefing note, is a written message that is typically used in a professional setting.

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National Labor Relations Board

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent agency of the federal government of the United States that enforces U.S. labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices.

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New York University

New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, United States.

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Northeastern University

Northeastern University (NU or NEU) is a private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Northeastern University School of Law

The Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL) is the law school of Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Pre-trial detention

Pre-trial detention, also known as jail, preventive detention, provisional detention, or remand, is the process of detaining a person until their trial after they have been arrested and charged with an offence.

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Queens County District Attorney

The District Attorney of Queens County is the elected district attorney for Queens County in New York State, coterminous with the New York City borough of Queens.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Resisting arrest

Resisting arrest, or simply resisting, is an illegal act of a suspected criminal either fleeing, threatening, assaulting, or providing a fake ID to a police officer during arrest.

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Ricardo Arroyo (politician)

Ricardo N. Arroyo is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Massachusetts.

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Roxbury Community College (RCC) is a public community college in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

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Rutgers University

Rutgers University, officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey.

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Shoplifting

Shoplifting, shop theft, retail theft, or retail fraud is the theft of goods from a retail establishment during business hours, typically by concealing a store item on one's person, in pockets, under clothes or in a bag, and leaving the store without paying.

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Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Suffolk County is located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the United States.

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Summary offence

A summary offence or petty offence is a violation in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment (required for an indictable offence).

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Ted Cruz

Rafael Edward Cruz (born December 22, 1970) is an American politician, attorney, and political commentator serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013.

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Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas.

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The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe, also known locally as the Globe, is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Tiffany Cabán

Tiffany Cabán (born July 24, 1987) is an American attorney, politician, and political organizer who has served as a member of the New York City Council for the 22nd District since the 2021 New York City Council election. Rachael Rollins and Tiffany Cabán are 21st-century American women lawyers.

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Tom Cotton

Thomas Bryant Cotton (born May 13, 1977) is an American politician, attorney, and former Army officer serving as the junior United States senator from Arkansas since 2015.

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Trespass to land

Trespass to land is a common law tort or crime that is committed when an individual or the object of an individual intentionally (or, in Australia, negligently) enters the land of another without a lawful excuse.

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United States Attorney

United States attorneys are officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who serve as the chief federal law enforcement officers in each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts.

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United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States.

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United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Justice (DOJ) is responsible for conducting nearly all of the investigations of DOJ employees and programs.

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United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (in case citations, D. Mass.) is the federal district court whose territorial jurisdiction is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States.

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United States Marshals Service

The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States.

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United States Office of Special Counsel

The United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is a permanent independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency whose basic legislative authority comes from four federal statutes: the Civil Service Reform Act, the Whistleblower Protection Act, the Hatch Act, and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Rollins

Also known as Rachel Rollins.

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