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Sacco and Vanzetti: Justice on Trial  

12/30/2014 Trial Court Law Libraries

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, “the good shoemaker and the poor fish peddler”, were charged with murdering two payroll clerks in a shoot-out in South Braintree in 1920.

Massachusetts Law Banning Christmas  

12/16/2014 Trial Court Law Libraries

We often get questions about crazy or unusual laws. This is one we can actually verify!

Sculpture in the Courthouse and the Law Library  

11/16/2014 Trial Court Law Libraries

At a time when law libraries are redefining themselves as a set of services rather than a place, there still may be a bit of time to value the place or the object within the place.

Salem Witch Trials: Original Court Records  

10/30/2014 Trial Court Law Libraries

Original court records of the Salem Witch Trials are available online from a number of sources.

Endangered Species Legislation and the 100th Anniversary of the Death of Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon  

9/30/2014 Trial Court Law Libraries

Giant flocks of passenger pigeons, sometimes exceeding three billion birds, once flew over our country.

Massachusetts Courthouses  

8/30/2014 Trial Court Law Libraries

What does ss. mean?  

8/02/2014 Trial Court Law Libraries

No gorillas allowed in the back seats of cars?  

6/30/2014 Trial Court Law Libraries

Every once in a while, someone publishes a list of weird or silly laws that were once on the books in Massachusetts, or still are.

Pre-trial security for judgments  

4/12/2014 Trial Court Law Libraries

Concerned whether you’ll be able to recover on your judgment after your trial is over and judgment issues? Here are some pre-trial security steps to consider: