Rhode Island still has a few blue laws on the books from decades ago, some of which affect modern holidays. Over the years, the Rhode Island legislature has worked to get rid of many of these ...

Given the recent lawsuit activity over the American Dream megamall's flouting of Bergen County's Sunday retail closure laws, what does the future hold for these 17th century blue laws? Legal experts ...

On any given Sunday, the massive American Dream shopping mall in New Jersey allows visitors to hit an indoor ski slope, surf an artificial wave, ride roller coasters, or shop for a new outfit at ...

Some of the nation’s few remaining “blue laws” are upheld in Bergen County, New Jersey, right across the Hudson River from New York. Blue laws were traditionally inspired by religious beliefs and ...

Liquor stores, retail stores, and many grocery stores will be closed on Thanksgiving in Massachusetts, due to a series of “blue laws” that originated 400 years ago during Colonial times. “Blue laws go ...

Bergen County’s malls, including Paramus Park and Garden State Plaza, draw hundreds of thousands of shoppers each week. But come Sunday, things change. Decades after the rest of New Jersey ended the ...

Back in 1983, if you wanted to buy clothes or furniture in Wilmington on a Sunday, you were out of luck. Younger folks might not be able to fathom it, but up until about four decades ago, Wilmington ...

Under Maine law, stores are not allowed to open on several major holidays, including Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day. Maine blue laws also prohibit ...