Constitutional Executive Branch Judiciary Legislatures Legal References Other Sources

CONSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES

• Massachusetts Constitution (Massachusetts Legislature)
• Historical Documents (Yale Avalon Project) - features nine documents, including
• Charter of New England, 1620
• Agreement Between the Settlers at New Plymouth, 1620
• Charter of the Colony of New Plymouth Granted to William Bradford and His Associates, 1629
• Charter of Massachusetts Bay, 1629
• Charter of Massachusetts Bay, 1691
• Explanatory Charter of Massachusetts Bay, 1725

EXECUTIVE ARM

• Massachusetts Governor
• Massachusetts Attorney General - includes publications list
• Massachusetts Elections Division
• Massachusetts Secretary of State

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JUDICIARY

• Massachusetts Supreme COURTS AND JUDICIARY Court (Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly) 1997-
• Massachusetts Supreme COURTS AND JUDICIARY Court (Social Law Library) 1999-
• Massachusetts Supreme COURTS AND JUDICIARY Court  (FindLaw) July 1998-
• Massachusetts Court of Appeals (Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly) 1997-
• Massachusetts Court of Appeals (Social Law Library) 1999-
• Massachusetts Court of Appeals Opinions (FindLaw) February 1998-
• 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
• Case Law Search (Law.com)
• Massachusetts COURTS AND JUDICIARY Branch
• Massachusetts Trial Court Libraries - includes guides and legal referrals

LEGISLATURE

• General Laws of Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Session Laws
• Massachusetts Bills
• Massachusetts General Court - composed of the Senate and House of Representatives
• Lawmaking in Massachusetts (Massachusetts Office of the Secretary)
• Legislative Research in Massachusetts (Massachusetts Senate Office of the Clerk)

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LEGAL GUIDES AND MISCELLANEOUS

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Elections
• E-Transaction Law Resources: Massachusetts (Baker & McKenzie)
• Journal of Science and Technology Law (Boston University School of Law) Vol. 1 (May 1995-
• 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 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
  • Guide: U.S. States & Territories: Legal Links (Law Legal Issues )
  • AllLaw.com Massachusetts Resources
  • Cornell Legal Information Institute: Massachusetts
  • FindLaw: Massachusetts
  • Georgetown University Law Library: Massachusetts
  • Google Massachusetts Law
  • LexisOne: Massachusetts
  • Yahoo Massachusetts Law

GENERAL SOURCES

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