MASSACHUSETTS MATERIALS

Judicial

Supreme Judicial Court Slip Opinions

From the Social Law Library - most recent 6 months (approximately) available

Supreme Judicial Court Slip Opinions

From Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - opinions from 1999-present

Appeals Court Slip Opinions

From the Social Law Library - most recent 6 months (approximately) available

Appeals Court Slip Opinions

From Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - Opinions 1999-present

Selected Superior Court Opinions

From the Social Law Library - selected superior court opinions 2006-present

Massachusetts Court System Home Page

Court information only. For opinions, use the links above

Massachusetts Case Finding Guide

A case finding guide that covers print sources, Westlaw, and Lexis

Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct

SJC Rule 3:07 includes the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct.

Federal

First Circuit Court of Appeals - Cases

Decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

First Circuit Court of Appeals - Rules

Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, First Circuit Local Rules, and more.

Federal District Court

Web site of the Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts, which includes local rules and forms and a link to the PACER system for court opinions and case information.

United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts

Legislative

State

Massachusetts Legislature Home Page

The General Court of Massachusetts, including links to the current statutes, a legislative tracking system, and other legislative information

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

From Massachusetts' official web page

Legislative Research Guide

A great legislative research guide published by the State Library of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Legislative History Guide

from the New England School of Law

U.S. House of Representatives The Official Page of the House of Representatives. For individual sites: John W. Olver (1st district), Richard E. Neal (2nd), James P. McGovern (3d), Barney Frank (4th), Niki Tsongas (5th), John F. Tierney (6th), Edward J. Markey (7th), Michael E. Capuano (8th), Stephen F. Lynch (9th), William D. Delahunt (10th)

U.S. Senate The Offical Page of the U.S. Senate. For individual sites, click on the following: Edward M. Kennedy or John Kerry.

Administrative

Massachusetts Administrative Law Library (Social Law)

A collection of administrative databases, including the CMR, and decisions of Massachusetts Administrative Agencies.

Code of Massachusetts Regulations (selected sections)

Links to CMR sections put up by individual agencies, compiled by the Massachusetts Trial Court Libraries.

Massachusetts Agencies

An alphabetical list of state agencies, with links to many agency Web sites.

Laws, Regulations, Rulings

An alphabetical list of rules and rulings published by a wide variety of Massachusetts agencies. Though the CMR as a whole is not available on the internet, many chapters and sections of it are included here.

Mass.gov

The official Web site of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers

Check and see if a Massachusetts lawyer has been previously disciplined.

Executive

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Mostly PR type information, but does contain some Speeches (selected, from 1999) and Press Releases.

Secretary of the Commonwealth

Links to Records and Publications departments, historical society, and other departments under the Secretary.

Attorney General's Office

A very good site, with collections of publications, descriptions of significant AG projects and issues, and press releases. Alas, no AG opinions here.

Legal Forms

Legal Forms

Legal Forms, arranged by topic, from the Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries

Other Massachusetts Resources

Legal Organizations

Massachusetts Bar Association

News and MBA Information for non-members. Members can get access to Ethics Opinions online.

Boston Bar Association

Includes recent BBA and Massachusetts Court documents, studies, and amendments (follow the Document link). Lawyer referral, directory and publication information as well.

Women's Bar Association

"The WBA is committed to the full and equal participation of women in the legal profession and in a just society."

Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association

"A voluntary state-wide professional association of lawyers providing a visible lesbian and gay presence within the Massachusetts legal community."

Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association
"Established in 1973, the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA) provides a valuable network and a visible presence for attorneys of color within the Massachusetts legal community."

Local Government

Massachusetts Municipal Codes Online

An in-house index of municipal codes available online, including Boston, Cambridge, and Brookline

City of Boston Homepage

Commonwealth Communities

Links to pages for Massachusetts' 351 cities and towns

Massachusetts Municipal Association

A "nonprofit, nonpartisan municipal advocacy organization." A very good source for information on cities and towns in Massachusetts.

News

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Archives

Electronic access to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, including articles and opinion digests. From 1993-present. See a reference librarian for assistance accessing this database.

Boston Globe From Boston.com

Citizen's Guide to Massachusetts State Resources

Massachusetts Trial Court Libraries

EXCELLENT site! Useful information on Massachusetts laws regarding a variety of topics.

Last updated: October 26, 2007

Compilation of sources and web design by Brian Flaherty, Reference Librarian
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