Massachusetts Court Syste ... Parties to a lawsuit often have a choice over whether to bring their case to state or federal court. State courts are often called upon to enforce federal law, and federal courts ... As our states highest court, the SJC plays an important role in shaping our laws and protecting our rights.
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A case challenging the law in Massachusetts requiring that “stored firearms be secured in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant safety device” will be heard next week by the state’s highest court. ... I see nothing wrong with the Massachusetts law requiring these dangerous weapons to be kept locked up...
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The Middlesex district attorney's office argued today in the state's highest court that a state law that requires guns to be stored in locked containers or outfitted with trigger locks is valid. ... Overshadowing the arguments over the Massachusetts law is a decision expected by June by the Supreme Court, which is expected...
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When the case was appealed, Liberty Counsel filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Association of Maryland Families, urging the state's highest court to uphold the marriage law. Liberty Counsel's brief argued that the marriage law does not discriminate on the basis of sex.
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Gay Couples Challenge Massachusetts Marriage Law, Seven gay couples have filed a lawsuit with the state's highest court challenging the law that forbids gay marriage. ... Seven gay couples have filed a lawsuit with the state's highest court challenging the law that forbids gay marriage.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit on Wednesday ruled that a 2007 Massachusetts law requiring antiabortion-rights protesters to stay at least 35 feet away from clinic entrances does not ... The law updated a 2000 statute that established a floating buffer zone, which police and clinics said ... According to the court,
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From the Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries ... The court said "Under the common-law principles applicable here, the plaintiff cannot recover from the defendants without evidence that they knew or reasonably should have known that the dog had dangerous propensities...As a general ... Mass. Trial Court Law Libraries...
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Massachusetts' highest court on Thursday limited one of the tobacco industry's most successful defenses in wrongful death lawsuits, ruling the companies cannot shield themselves from liability simply by claiming that ... I think it's the first time that any court in the country has squarely held that as a matter of law,
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By making that decision, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand the ruling of a lower court that the Illinois law is unconstitutional. The lower court also declared unconstitutional a requirement that third trimester abortions be perfemed only after consultation with ... Title: Highest court refuses review of abortion law.
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Article XXVI. No magistrate or court of law, shall demand excessive bail or sureties, impose excessive fines, or inflict cruel or unusual punishments. [See Amendments, ... and shall dissolve and be dissolved on the day next preceding the said last Wednesday in May;] and shall be stiled, The General Court of Massachusetts.
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