Massachusetts Law Updates

The Brockton and Plymouth Trial Court Law Libraries' monthly newsletter to the bar and public.

There’s nothing like cold ice cream on a summer day. But did you know there's a legal definition of what can be called “ice cream”? Behind the dessert lies a structured web of federal and state regulations that determine what makes ice cream…"ice cream".

Are you bringing a motion in a Superior Court Civil case?

The Brockton and Plymouth Trial Court Law Libraries' monthly newsletter to the bar and public.

The Brockton and Plymouth Trial Court Law Libraries' monthly newsletter to the bar and public.

On May 1st, the law libraries participated in the national Law Day 2025 festivities, an annual event that is organized by the bar associations and held at various courthouses throughout Massachusetts.

Every year, the month of March is proclaimed "Massachusetts Maple Month" by the governor. Learn more about the proclamation, maple syrup laws, and how you can celebrate this sweet month.

A four-film series will be shown at the Berkshire Athenaeum every Tuesday this March.

This new program, which operates every Thursday, offers free legal help to self-represented litigants, or people without lawyers, in Superior Court civil cases. Volunteer attorneys provide guidance and advice to help steer people through the court system.

The term "mechanic's lien" is often a source of confusion as it sounds like it should be related to cars--but it's not! Learn more about this type of lien and where its name comes from.