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Why do we drive on the right side of the road?  

3/01/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

Leap Day Legal Issues  

2/29/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

In general, life goes on as normal when February 29 rolls around. The only legal issues involve computation of time.

Pet Custody  

2/25/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

When two people, either married or unmarried, break up, who gets to keep the pet(s)?

Understanding Blackstone  

2/24/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

Many years ago, I came across a print by R. C. Bierce entitled “The Common Law – In the Similitude of a Tree,” and was intrigued.

Tax Liens  

2/19/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

Cities and towns in Massachusetts, in an effort to collect back taxes, have the right to file a lien against a property owner in the Registry of Deeds.

Words of caution for those filing civil suits  

2/18/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

Frivolous Lawsuits  

2/04/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

It’s all Greek to me, or, Of Frogs and Mice  

2/02/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

Plain Language and the Law  

1/19/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

Legal Treatises Considered  

1/12/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

Black’s Law Dictionary defines the treatise as “an extended, serious, and usually exhaustive book on a particular subject.”