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STATE RESOURCES: MASSACHUSETTS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts - official home page of the Massachusetts Government
General Court of Massachusetts - legislative information
Massachusetts Judicial Branch - the official site of the courts of Massachusetts

Laws and Regulations
General Laws of Massachusetts - searchable Massachusetts statutes
Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR), courtesy of Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries
Massachusetts Acts and Resolves - searchable database of Massachusetts state session laws from 1960-1997

Massachusetts Tax Forms and Publications from the Department of Revenue

Court Opinions
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court - opinions, oral arguments, justices, etc. bulletin board access
Massachusetts Reports - features free access to timely slip opinions of decisions of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - here you can search for Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court cases that are publicly available
Social Law Library - Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Appeals Court, and Superior Court slip opinions.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court opinions, courtesy of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Social Law Library's On-line Databases - includes administrative and court decisions, regulations, rules of court, statutes, constitution, and budget.  By license agreement, this resource is only available to Northeastern University School of Law students, faculty, and staff, from computers on the law school network.
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) - links to the agency's resources.
Lawyers Weekly Archives - search Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and Lawyers Weekly USA archives for news stories, opinion digests, verdicts, settlements, and more. You must search from the opening page, rather than by clicking on one of the links in the left column. By license agreement, this resource is only available to Northeastern University School of Law students, faculty, and staff, from computers on the law school network.

Court Rules
Lawyers Weekly Rules Service - Lawyers Weekly Rules Service provides electronic access to Massachusetts, federal, and agency court rules.  Access is restricted by license to Northeastern University School of Law students, faculty, and staff.  Those who qualify may request a password from a law library reference librarian.

Professional Conduct Rules and Opinions
Board of Bar Overseers and the Office of the Bar Counsel homepage
Rule 3:07 Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct, from the Board of Bar Overseers and the Office of the Bar Counsel web site
Supreme Judicial Court Rule 4:01 - Bar Discipline
Rules of the Board of Bar Overseers
Massachusetts Attorney Discipline Reports: Recent Decisions
Boston Bar Association Civility Standards for Civil Litigation

Municipal Codes
Cambridge MA Municipal Code
City of Boston courtesy of American Legal Publishing Corporation
 

Massachusetts Legal Aid Organizations

Boston Area Legal Resources - a list of organizations that provide legal services in the Boston area.
 

Bar Associations and Continuing Legal Education Resources
Boston Bar Association (BBA)
Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA)
Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA)
Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association (MLGBA)
Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts (WBA)

Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)


Last Updated: May 7, 2008
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