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Hate Speech Law in Massachusetts  

5/23/2017 Trial Court Law Libraries

Hate crime and hate speech are related, but not identical topics.

Hate Crime Law in Massachusetts  

4/20/2017 Trial Court Law Libraries

“Hate crimes” and “hate speech” are hot topics in the realms of education, the courts, the media, and in our daily lives.

Independence of the Judiciary  

2/10/2017 Trial Court Law Libraries

Portraits in Massachusetts Law: John Adams  

1/26/2017 Trial Court Law Libraries

Portraits in Massachusetts Law is intended to be a regular feature of Massachusetts Law Updates.

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Thanksgiving in Massachusetts History  

11/23/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

We wanted to trace the history of Thanksgiving in Massachusetts for you, but the task proved challenging.

The Electoral College and Massachusetts Law  

9/22/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

Can You Move that Squirrel?  

9/12/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

Many of us have pesky squirrels stealing bird seed from our bird feeders.

Every Woman Her Own Lawyer  

8/02/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

Representing yourself in court without a lawyer is not a new idea. Books designed to help self-represented litigants were published as early as the second quarter of the eighteenth century.

More about Alexander Hamilton  

7/12/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries

The legacy of Alexander Hamilton’s Death by Duel  

7/11/2016 Trial Court Law Libraries