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Law of Massachusetts

Index Law of Massachusetts

The law of Massachusetts consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, regulatory, case law, and local ordinances. [1]

43 relations: Administrative law, Alcohol laws of Massachusetts, Boston Municipal Court, Cannabis in Massachusetts, Capital punishment in Massachusetts, Case law, Code of Massachusetts Regulations, Codification (law), Common law, Constitution of Massachusetts, Crime in Massachusetts, Elder law (Massachusetts), English law, General Laws of Massachusetts, Gun laws in Massachusetts, Internet Archive, Judicial review, Law, Law enforcement in Massachusetts, Law of the United States, Law practice management software, Legal opinion, Legislation, LGBT rights in Massachusetts, Local ordinance, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Appeals Court, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Register, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Superior Court, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, MassCourts, Northeastern University School of Law, Politics of Massachusetts, Public.Resource.Org, Reception statute, Regulation, Session laws, State Library of Massachusetts, The Boston Globe, United States Constitution.

Administrative law

Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government.

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Alcohol laws of Massachusetts

The serving of alcohol in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is governed by the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC), which is responsible for issuing licenses and permits for all manufacturers, wholesalers and importers, out-of-state suppliers, brokers, salespeople, warehouses, planes, trains, ships, ship chandlers and vehicles transporting alcoholic beverages.

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Boston Municipal Court

The Boston Municipal Court (BMC), officially the Boston Municipal Court Department of the Trial Court, is a department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States.

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Cannabis in Massachusetts

Cannabis in Massachusetts relates to the legal and cultural events surrounding the use of cannabis.

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Capital punishment in Massachusetts

Capital punishment in Massachusetts was a legal form of punishment from 1620 to 1984.

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Case law

Case law is a set of past rulings by tribunals that meet their respective jurisdictions' rules to be cited as precedent.

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Code of Massachusetts Regulations

The Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR) is the canonical collection of regulations promulgated by various agencies of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Codification (law)

In law, codification is the process of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code, i.e. a codex (book) of law.

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Common law

Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.

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Constitution of Massachusetts

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the fundamental governing document of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one of the 50 individual state governments that make up the United States of America.

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Crime in Massachusetts

In 2008 there were 185971 crimes reported in Massachusetts, including 167 murders.

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Elder law (Massachusetts)

Elder law denotes the law, regulations, and prevailing good legal practices applicable to a range of issues affecting individuals aged 65 and over.

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English law

English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures.

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General Laws of Massachusetts

The Massachusetts General Laws is a codification of many of the statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Gun laws in Massachusetts

Gun laws in Massachusetts regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is a San Francisco–based nonprofit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge." It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, movies/videos, moving images, and nearly three million public-domain books.

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Judicial review

Judicial review is a process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary.

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Law

Law is a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior.

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Law enforcement in Massachusetts

Many municipalities of Massachusetts have their own police departments, as do many colleges and universities.

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Law of the United States

The law of the United States comprises many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the United States Constitution, the foundation of the federal government of the United States.

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Law practice management software

Law practice management software is software designed to manage a law firm's case and client records, billing and bookkeeping, schedules and appointments, deadlines, computer files and to facilitate any compliance requirements such as with document retention policies, courts' electronic filing systems and, in the UK, the Solicitors' Accounts Rules as defined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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Legal opinion

In law, a legal opinion is in certain jurisdictions a written explanation by a judge or group of judges that accompanies an order or ruling in a case, laying out the rationale and legal principles for the ruling.

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Legislation

Legislation (or "statutory law") is law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a legislature or other governing body or the process of making it.

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LGBT rights in Massachusetts

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Massachusetts have the same rights and responsibilities as heterosexuals.

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Local ordinance

A local ordinance is a law usually found in a code of laws for a political division smaller than a state or nation, i.e., a local government such as a municipality, county, parish, prefecture, etc.

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Louisiana

Louisiana is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts, officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Massachusetts Appeals Court

The Massachusetts Appeals Court is the intermediate appellate court of Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts General Court

The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled the General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts Register

The Massachusetts Register is the bi-weekly publication mandated by the Administrative Procedures Act (Massachusetts General Law Chapter 30A); it is an official organ of the Massachusetts state government.

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Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (secretary of state) is the principal public information officer of the state government of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts Superior Court

The Massachusetts Superior Court (also known as the Superior Court Department of the Trial Court) is a trial court department in Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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MassCourts

MassCourts is the case management system used in the Massachusetts court system.

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Northeastern University School of Law

Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL) is the law school of Northeastern University in Boston.

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Politics of Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is often categorized politically as socially progressive and liberal.

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Public.Resource.Org

Public.Resource.Org is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to publishing and sharing public domain materials in the United States and internationally.

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Reception statute

A reception statute is a statutory law adopted as a former British colony becomes independent, by which the new nation adopts (i.e. receives) pre-independence English common law, to the extent not explicitly rejected by the legislative body or constitution of the new nation.

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Regulation

Regulation is an abstract concept of management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends.

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Session laws

Session laws are the collection of statutes enacted by a legislature during a single session of that legislature, often published following the end of the session as a bound volume.

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State Library of Massachusetts

The State Library of Massachusetts in Boston, Massachusetts was established in 1826 and "supports the research and information needs of government, libraries, and people through...

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The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe (sometimes abbreviated as The Globe) is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts, since its creation by Charles H. Taylor in 1872.

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United States Constitution

The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Massachusetts

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