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Recent updates:

• Update: July 2025

  Dear Subscriber:

  Thank you for updating your library with the 2025 edition of Massachusetts Evidence: A Courtroom Reference.

  This latest edition incorporates developments on a wide range of topics in Massachusetts evidence, such as

  • jury instructions accompanying the introduction of prior bad acts evidence;

  • the standards and procedures applicable to mistrials;

  • limitations on the scope of the parent-child privilege;

  • the admissibility of an excited utterance from a declarant who would not have been competent to testify at trial;

  • whether a defendant's refusal to speak with police can be used to establish consciousness of guilt;

  • reference to the work product doctrine in analyzing the policy deliberation exemption of the Massachusetts Public Records Law;

  • an amendment to Rule 801 of the Federal Rules of Evidence clarifying the admissibility of statements made by the declarant's principal;

  • the inapplicability of the business records exception to a manufacturer's prescription label;

  • further case law on when the testimony of a substitute expert witness will be found to violate the Confrontation Clause;

  • the inadmissibility of testimony regarding a search of the state's firearm registry; and

  • the use of summaries or compilations at trial.

  We trust you will find the 2025 edition of Massachusetts Evidence: A Courtroom Reference a valuable resource, as we at MCLE continue our efforts to bring you the latest solutions to the issues you face in your practice.

  Cordially,

  MCLE Press

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Massachusetts Probate and Family Court General Information and Filing Fees

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Practice Guides

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Selected Massachusetts Laws and Regulations

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Selected Provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations

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Other Federal Laws and Regulations

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Massachusetts Rules of Domestic Relations Procedure

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Court Rules and Guidelines

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Child Support Guidelines

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Case Digest

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Appendix

Family Law Case Digest 1975–2024

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