Early in 1692, a group of girls in Salem Village (now the town of Danvers) began to accuse people of witchcraft. Accusations swelled, and soon, many people had been examined and jailed, awaiting trial. What laws were followed during the Salem witch trials of 1692? Under …Continue Reading Witchcraft law up to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office issued amended open meeting law regulations that became effective on October 6, 2017. (940 Code of Mass. Regulations 29) The regulations were published in Massachusetts Register #1349, and they “will streamline, modernize, and clarify Open Meeting Law compliance while simultaneously sustaining the …Continue Reading Open Meeting Law Regulations Amended
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an important decision this week regarding access to a decedent’s email. The case of Ajemian v. Yahoo arose after Robert Ajemian died in a bicycle accident and left no will. His siblings were named the personal representatives of the estate, …Continue Reading Court rules on right to access email account after death
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