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We lost one of our own this week, beloved law librarian Richard Adamo.
Richard was a man of great humor and joy, enormous kindness and generosity, and a passionate believer in the mission of providing legal information to the public. He will be deeply missed by both his colleagues and those he served. You can find his obituary at the Boston Globe.
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Codification of Massachusetts Law Today posted on Sep 18
To follow up on yesterday’s blog post, “Historical Codifications of Massachusetts Law”, recodifying the law every twenty years or so became a burdensome process. “Before 1921, few, if any of the Acts and Resolves passed during a legislative session were written to mesh with the …Continue Reading Codification of Massachusetts Law Today
Historical Codifications of Massachusetts Law posted on Sep 17
Following up on yesterday’s blog post, “Word(s) of the Month – codification“, we can take a look at historical codifications of Massachusetts law. “The earliest codification of laws in Massachusetts was the 1649 codification, the Book of the General Lawes and Libertyes, which incorporated the …Continue Reading Historical Codifications of Massachusetts Law
Word(s) of the month – codification posted on Sep 16
Words of law is a regular feature of Massachusetts Law Updates, highlighting a particular word or phrase and its meaning in law. Today’s word is codification. codification (kod-ә-fi-kay-shәn), n. (1802) 1. The process of compiling, arranging, and systematizing the laws of a given jurisdiction, or of a …Continue Reading Word(s) of the month – codification
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