Press Release - Trial Court Chief Justice Paula M. Carey Announces Passing of Former Chief Justice John E. Fenton, Jr

Massachusetts Trial Court Chief Justice Paula M. Carey regrets to announce that former Chief Justice John E. Fenton, Jr. died on Sunday, August 24, 2014, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice in Haverhill. Read Full Article

On 9/23 F. LEE BAILEY & JUDGE KENNETH J. FISHMAN Return to Social Law to Teach New Topics

Famed criminal defense lawyer F. Lee Bailey and Superior Court Judge Kenneth J. Fishman, co-authors of numerous books on defending criminal cases return to Social Law to speak on an array of new topics focusing on Successful Strategies in Criminal Cases. Read Full Article

Free LEXIS Training Available for all Social Law Library Members!

Legal research is complicated work. A sophisticated database like LEXIS® can help you tackle this challenging part of being a successful lawyer. Take advantage of a free LEXIS® training session available at the Social Law Library to better understand what is available to you and how to search more efficiently. Read Full Article

Social Law's Executive Director, Robert J. Brink, Writes Article for Lawyer's Weekly

This week our executive director, Robert J. Brink, has an article in Lawyer's Weekly entitled "History on display: one lawyer’s musings on the Magna Carta." Read Full Article

Research Tip - Compiled Federal Legislative Histories

Need a copy of a federal House or Senate report? Want a breakdown analysis of the 1976 Copyright Act? Don’t reinvent the wheel trying to do a federal legislative history yourself – we have access to hundreds of previously compiled federal legislative histories in our collection. Read Full Article