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State of Massachusetts

Constitution | Executive | Judicial | Legislative | Legal Guides | General Sources

Constitution

Massachusetts Constitution (Massachusetts Legislature)
Historical Documents (Yale Avalon Project) features nine documents from the 1620 Charter of New England to the 1725 Exploratory Charter of Massachusetts Bay

Executive

Judicial

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly) 1997-
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Slip Opinions (Social Law Library) 1999-
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (FindLaw) July 1998-
Massachusetts Court of Appeals (Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly) 1997-
Massachusetts Court of Appeals Slip Opinions (Social Law Library) 1999-
Massachusetts Court of Appeals Opinions (FindLaw) February 1998-
Massachusetts Superior Court Slip Opinions (Social Law Library) 2005-
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit (U.S. Courts)
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit (Emory Law School) November 1995-
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit (FindLaw) November 1995-
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts - includes local forms, criminal justice forms, recent opinions, and rules
Massachusetts Judicial Branch
Massachusetts Trial Court Libraries

Legislative

General Laws of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Session Laws
Massachusetts Bills
Massachusetts General Court - composed of the Senate and House of Representatives
Lawmaking in Massachusetts (Massachusetts Legislature)
Massachusetts Legislative History (Massachusetts Legislature)

Legal Guides

Law Schools:
- Boston College Law School - Library and Catalog
- Boston University School of Law - Library and Catalog
- Harvard Law School - Library and Catalog
- New England School of Law - Library and Catalog
- Northeastern University School of Law - Library and Catalog
- Suffolk University School of Law - Library and Catalog
- Western New England College School of Law - Library and Catalog
LLNE: Law Librarians of New England
LLSDC Legislative Source Book: Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bar Association
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Research Guides:
- Legal Subjects (Suffolk University Law Library)
- Legislative History Research (Harvard Law School Library)
- Massachusetts Law About ... (Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries)
- Massachusetts Legal Research (Boston University Law Library)
- Massachusetts Legislative History (New England Law Library
- Massachusetts Legal Research (Boston College Law Library) PDF
Southern New England Law Librarians Association
WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS

General Sources

Massachusetts - official site
Massachusetts State and Local Government (Library of Congress)
Massachusetts State Library and Catalog
Massachusetts Libraries (LIBCAT)
Google Massachusetts
State and Local Government on the Net: Massachusetts (State Local Gov)
Yahoo Massachusetts

Law Dictionary