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Blue Laws

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Blue Law History

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What is BLUE LAW? What does BLUE LAW mean? BLUE LAW meaning, definition & explanation

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The history of Blue Laws in Virginia (and United States)

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'Blue Laws' survive

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How Many States Have Blue Laws?

The Blue Laws of the Colony of Connecticut are an invented set of harsh statutes governing conduct in the Puritan colony, listed in a history of Connecticut that was published in 1781 in London by the Reverend Samuel Peters, an Anglican who had been forced to leave America. Peters' book popularized the term "blue laws", referring to laws restricting activities on Sunday.
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