Collection Spotlight: Easements and Rights of Way
“Wrangling over ancient ways” reads the headline of the Boston Globe story about the Superior Court case Smith v. Town of West Tisbury. The case deals with the public’s right to use long established paths that may be hard to find because of recent real estate development. If your clients want to know whether they have an easement to walk or ride you can consult these and other sources in the Social Law Library collection.
The Law of Easements and Licenses in Land l Easements, Rights of Way and Access to Property l Road and Access Law: Successfully Handling Disputes
Sex Offender Law Lags Behind Technology
In Commonwealth v. Zubiel the Supreme Judicial Court has reversed the conviction of a man who sent sexually suggestive instant messages to a police officer posing as a teen age girl on Yahoo. The Court ruled that the current Massachusetts law doesn’t apply to “online conversation.” Legislative amendments are likely to follow.
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Brian Harkins, SLL Reference Librarian, Quoted in The Boston Globe
According to the Boston Globe, Social Law Library reference librarian, Brian Harkins, "unearthed a legislative report from 1933 on the creation of state alcohol laws." His findings are featured in a January 31, 2010 Boston Globe article on the legality of crossing the state line with alcohol purchased in another state.
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Social Law Library New Acquisitions List
The Social Law Library publishes its New Acquisitions List monthly. The list features titles new to the Library, excluding new editions of works currently held. Arranged by subject heading, it features titles of interest to practicing attorneys as well as recent books by legal scholars on law-related subjects of general interest . . .
Upcoming at Social Law! The Last Campaign
Presented by The William M. Wood Foundation Film Series at the Social Law Library on Friday, February 26, 2010.
One man’s struggle to resist corporate interference in the electoral process. A sequel to Wayne Ewing’s legendary first film in 1972, If Elected . . ., it covers the 2004 campaign of Justice Warren McGraw for re-election to the West Virginia Supreme Court, dubbed the ‘nastiest’ judicial race, if not the most expensive in the nation. Wayne Ewing, Director and Producer.
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Social Law Library Research Guides - Updated!
Check out Social Law's Research Guides just updated by our expert reference staff in the areas of Massachusetts Administrative Law and Massachusetts Regulations.
Social Law also has research guides in number of other practice areas to get you started!
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