At this time of year, many blawgers and legal authors ponder laws and cases on Halloween-related matters. Francisco Macias, in the
In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress blog, posted a "
jack-o-lantern " full of state statutes related to Halloween, including many laws related to wearing masks while committing a crime. Daniel B. Moar explored case law related to haunted houses, chainsaw-related accidents, and provocative Halloween costumes, in an article entitled "Case Law from the Crypt" found in the October 2011 issue of the New York State Bar Journal, available on WestlawNext. (USD first-year law students may want to follow up on the costume cases, as some of these cases involve the topic of their legal writing open memo, sexual harassment in the workplace.)
This Halloween, PrairieLaw Blog brings you "goulish" articles from the venerable American Law Reports (A.L.R.) (available in print on the main floor of the library in Stack 3, and on WestlawNext and LexisAdvance):
- Dead Bodies: Liability for Improper Manner of Reinterment, 53 A.L.R. 4th 394
- Construction and Application of Graverobbing Statutes, 52 A.L.R.3d 701
- Liability for Desecration of Graves and Tombstones, 77 A.L.R.4th 108
Other Halloween-related articles:
- Right of Victim of Practical Joke to Recover Against Its Perpetrator, 9 A.L.R. 364 (useful for April Fool's Day, too)
- Validity and Construction of State Statute or Ordinance Prohibiting Picketing, Parading, Demonstrating, or Appearing in Public While Masked or Disguised, 2 A.L.R. 4th 1241
