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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- May 29, 2020
- 1 min
Rapid Fire Update - May 2020
EPA Issues Final Rule Redefining "Waters of the United States" On April 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule...
Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
Town Meeting Warrants – How Specific Do the Articles Need to Be?
The Supreme Judicial Court recently had occasion to review and affirm the adequacy of a Town Meeting Warrant article that the Town itself...
Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
Section 12 Alcohol License – Any Illegality Puts the License at Risk
A bar with an all-alcohol license, issued under M.G.L. c. 138, §12, which permits the premises to serve alcohol to patrons on site, also...
Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
The Community Caretaker Doctrine Extends to Warrantless Entry of a Residence
Police serve many critical community functions other than law enforcement: crowd control, responding to accidents and other emergencies,...
Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Apr 30, 2020
- 1 min
April 2020 News & Events
April, the month that wasn’t. It may be spring but it seems more akin to Groundhog Day. Nevertheless, news springs year-round, so let’s...
Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Mar 31, 2020
- 1 min
What to Do When Your Website and Notice of Meetings are Offline
A number of municipal websites throughout the Commonwealth recently were impacted by an outage. Municipalities that have designated their...