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News  Blog post: From the Salem Witch Trials to Today: The Development of Due Process in Massachusetts

10/27/2025
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Oil painting of Judge Samuel Sewall, standing with head bowed, reading from a document in front of a room full of people seated.

The absence of due process during the Salem Witch Trials in the late 17th century deeply impacted the legal culture in Massachusetts in the years following. Learn more about how early leaders recognized and established due process as a fundamental right in our latest blog.

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