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Massachusetts Government    TOP

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts - MAGNet

Massachusetts Officials

• Governor and Lieutenant Governor
• Attorney General
• Secretary of the Commonwealth
• State Auditor
• State Treasurer

Massachusetts Administrative Agencies
See also: Massachusetts Boards & Commissions
                  Massachusetts Administrative Rules, Regulations, & Opinions

• State Agencies

• Department of Correction
• Department of Economic Development
  • Massachusetts Office of Business Development
  • Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism
  • Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment
  • Massachusetts Office of Film and Video
  • State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance
  • Seaport Advisory Council
• Department of Education
• Department of Environmental Management
• Department of Environmental Protection
• Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Environmental Law Enforcement
• Department of Fire Services
  • Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
  • Office of the State Fire Marshal
  • Hazardous Materials Response
• Department of Food and Agriculture
• Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Manufactured Homes Commission
  • Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
  • Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency
  • Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund
  • Massachusetts Neighborhood Crime Watch Commission
• Department of Mental Retardation
• Department of Public Health
• Department of Public Safety
  • Bureau of Special Investigations
• Department of Revenue
  • Child Support Enforcement Unit
  • Division of Local Services
  • Underground Storage Tank Program
• Department of Social Services
• Department of State Police
• Department of Telecommunications and Energy 
  (formerly Department of Public Utilities)
  • Cable Television Division
• Department of Transitional Assistance 
  (formerly Department of Public Welfare)
• Department of Veterans' Services

• Division of Administrative Law Appeals
• Division of Audit Operations
• Division of Banks
• Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance 
  (formerly Division of Capital Planning and Operations)
• Division of Corporations
• Division of Elections
• Division of Employment and Training
  (formerly Department of Employment and Training)
• Division of Energy Resources
• Division of Fiscal Affairs  
  (formerly Budget Bureau)
• Division of Health Care Finance and Policy 
  (formerly Department of Medical Security and Rate Setting Commission)
• Division of Human Resources
  (formerly Department of Personnel Administration)
• Division of Industrial Accidents
  • Workers' Compensation Advisory Council
• Division of Information Technology
  (formerly Office of Management Information Systems)
• Division of Information Technology Audit
• Division of Insurance
• Division of Local Mandates
• Division of Medical Assistance
• Division of Occupational Safety
  (formerly Department of Labor and Industries)
• Division of Operational Services
  (formerly Department of Procurement and General Services)
• Division of Professional Licensure 
  (formerly Division of Registration)
• Division of Public Records
• Division of Securities
• Division of Standards

• Executive Office for Administration and Finance
• Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
• Executive Office of Educational Affairs
  • Mass Ed Online LearnNet
  • UMass K12 Internet Bulletin Board System
• Executive Office of Elder Affairs
• Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
• Executive Office of Health and Human Services
• Executive Office of Public Safety
• Executive Office of Transportation and Construction

• Office of Business Development
• Office of Campaign and Political Finance
• Office of Travel and Tourism
• Office of Dispute Resolution
• Office on Disability
• Office of the Secretary of Environmental Affairs
  • Coastal Zone Management
  • Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Group
  • Massachusetts Strategic Envirotechnology Partnership (STEP)
  • Massachusetts Geographic Information System (MassGIS)
  • Office of Technical Assistance for Toxics Use Reduction
• Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
• Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
• Office of the State Comptroller
• Office of Child Care Services
• Office for Refugees and Immigrants
• Office of the Secretary of Public Safety
  • Governor's Alliance Against Drugs
  • Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committe
  • Governor's Task Force on Hate Crimes
  • Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission
  • Statewide Emergency Telecommunications Board
• Office of the Secretary of Transportation and Construction
• Office of the Secretary of Administration and Finance,
  • Affirmative Market Program

• Bay State Business Connection (Department of Revenue)
• Central Artery/Tunnel Project ("The Big Dig")
• Citizen Information Service
• Committee on Criminal Justice (EOPS Programs Division)
• Commonwealth Procurement Access & Solicitation System
• Commonwealth Museum
• Corporation for Business, Work, and Learning
  (formerly Industrial Services Program and Bay State Skills Corporation)
• Government Services
• Governor's Highway Safety Bureau
• Inspector General
• Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Archives
• Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
• Massachusetts Corporation for Educational Telecommunications (MCET)
• Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (MassDevelopment)
• Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA)
• Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
• Massachusetts Export Center
• Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority (HEFA)
• Massachusetts Highway Department
• Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency
• Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund
• Massachusetts Port Authority (MassPort)
• Massachusetts Service Alliance
• Massachusetts Small Business Development Center
• Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
• Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation
• Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MassPike)
• Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)
• MassDevelopment
• Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
• Military Division / Massachusetts National Guard
• Public Counsel Services Committee for 
• State House Tours
• State Lottery
• State Library of Massachusetts (George Fingold Library)
• State Office Buildings Bureau of
• State Police
• State Records Center
• State Universities and Colleges
• Water Pollution Abatement Trust
• Western Office

Massachusetts Boards & Commissions
See also: Massachusetts Administrative Agencies, 
                  Massachusetts Administrative Rules, Regulations, & Opinions

• Architectural Access Board
• Building Regulations and Standards Board
• Clients' Security Board
• Criminal History Systems Board
• Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals, Board of Registration of 
• Higher Education Board
• Library Commissioners Board
• Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Board
• Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM Board)
• Registration in Medicine Board of
• Sex Offender Registry Board
• Teachers' Retirement Board

• Blind, Massachusetts Commission for the 
• Boxing Commission
• Cape Cod Commission
• Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission
• Civil Service Commission
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Massachusetts Commission for the
  • Office of Employment Services
  • Statewide Head Injury Program
• Disabled Persons Protection Commission
• Discrimination, Massachusetts Commission Against 
• Ethics Commission
• Gay and Lesbian Youth, Governor's Commission on
• Group Insurance Commission
• Historical Commission
• Manufactured Homes Commission
• Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
• Metropolitan District Commission
• Montachusett Regional Planning Commission
• Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
• Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission
• Racing Commission
• Rehabilitation Commission
• Women, Massachusetts Commission on the Status of 

• Criminal Justice Training Council
• Cultural Council
• Developmental Disabilities Council
• Judicial Nominating Council

Massachusetts Legislature
See also: Massachusetts Legislation

• The Great and General Court

• House
• Senate
• By city/town
• Wards/precincts/elected officials

• Joint Session Calendar
• Senate Calendar
• Senate Journals

• Committee Listing

Federal Legislative Representatives for Massachusetts
See also: Federal Legislation for Massachusetts

• U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy
• U.S. Senator John Kerry

• U.S. Representative John Olver 1st District
• U.S. Representative Richard E. Neal 2nd District
• U.S. Representative James McGovern 3rd District
• U.S. Representative Barney Frank 4th District
• U.S. Representative Marty Meehan 5th District
• U.S. Representative John Tierney 6th District
• U.S. Representative Ed Markey 7th District
• U.S. Representative Michael E. Capuano 8th District
• U.S. Representative John Joseph Moakley 9th District
• U.S. Representative William Delahunt 10th District

Massachusetts Courts
See also: Massachusetts Court Opinions, Rules, Forms

• Massachusetts Judicial Branch
• Supreme Judicial Court
• Supreme Judicial Court Historical Society
• The Appeals Court

Massachusetts Local Courts

• Trial Court
  • Administrative Office of the Trial Court
• Boston Municipal Court
• District Court
• Housing Court
• Juvenile Court
• Land Court
• Probate and Family Court
• Superior Court

Federal Courts for Massachusetts
See also: Federal Court Opinions for Massachusetts, Rules, Forms
For full list see: Federal Judicial Branch

• U.S. Court of Appeals (1st Circuit)

• U.S. District Court - District of Massachusetts
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court - District of Massachusetts

Massachusetts Local Governments

• Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
• Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District

Massachusetts Counties

Barnstable Plymouth Suffolk

Massachusetts Cities & Towns

• Massachusetts Municipal Association

Agawam Amesbury Amherst Andover Attleboro Arlington Ashby Ashland Bedford Bellingham Belmont Beverly Billerica Boston Brookline Burlington Cambridge Chelsea Chilmark Concord Dartmouth Fall River Falmouth Fitchburg Franklin Gloucester Grafton Groton Haverhill Holyoke Ipswich Lawrence Leicester Leominster Lexington Longmeadow

Lowell Malden Mansfield Mashpee Medford Melrose Methuen Milford Natick New Bedford Newton Northampton Oak Bluffs Peabody Pittsfield Provincetown Quincy Reading Scituate Shrewsbury Somerville Springfield Southbridge Sudbury Taunton Tewksbury Wakefield Walpole Waltham Wellesley Westboro Westfield Williamstown Worcester Wrentham

Massachusetts Native American Organizations

Massachusetts Law    TOP

Massachusetts Legislation
See also: Massachusetts Legislature

Massachusetts Constitution & Statutes

• Constitution
  • Charter Of Massachusetts Bay (1629)
  • Governor's Salary Resolution (1728)
  • Mayflower Compact (1620)
  • Thanksgiving Proclamation (1676), First

• The General Laws of Massachusetts

• 2001 Session Laws
• 2000 Session Laws
• 1999 Session Laws
• 1998 Session Laws
• 1997 Session Laws

• Bill Information
• Text of Senate Bills
• Search Bill Histories
• Number Lists

Massachusetts Local Codes & Ordinances

• Massachusetts Municipal Codes - municode.com
  • Search

• Cambridge Municipal Code - Book Publishing Co.
• Quincy Municipal Code - Book Publishing Co.

Federal Legislation for Massachusetts
- Thomas Legislative Services
See also: Federal Legislative Representatives for Massachusetts

• Congressional Record - Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Bills

• Senator Kennedy's Bills
• Senator Kerry's Bills

• Representative Capuano's Bills
• Representative Delahunt's Bills
• Representative Frank's Bills
• Representative Markey's Bills
• Representative McGovern's Bills
• Representative Meehan's Bills
• Representative Moakley's Bills
• Representative Neal's Bills
• Representative Olver's Bills
• Representative Tierney's Bills

Massachusetts Court Opinions

Massachusetts State Court Opinions
See also: Massachusetts Courts, Rules, Forms

• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Opinions and Appeals Court Opinions - FindLaw

• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Opinions - Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Opinions - Social Law Library

• Massachusetts Appeals Court Opinions - Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
• Massachusetts Appeals Court Opinions - Social Law Library

Federal Court Opinions for Massachusetts
See also: Federal Courts for Massachusetts, Rules, Forms
For full list see: Federal Judicial Branch

• U.S. Court of Appeals (1st Circuit) Opinions
• U.S. Court of Appeals (1st Circuit) Opinions - FindLaw
• U.S. Court of Appeals (1st Circuit) Opinions - Emory University

Massachusetts Court Rules
See also: Massachusetts Courts, Opinions, Forms

Massachusetts State Court Rules

• Child Support Guidelines
• Massachusetts Sentencing Guidelines
• Standards on Substance Abuse

• Professional Rules of Conduct

Federal Court Rules for Massachusetts
See also: Federal Courts for Massachusetts, Opinions, Forms
For full list see: Federal Judicial Branch

• U.S. Court of Appeals (1st Circuit) Rules

• U.S. District Court - District of Massachusetts Rules
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court - District of Massachusetts Rules

Massachusetts Administrative Rules, Regulations, & Opinions
See also: Massachusetts Administrative Agencies, Massachusetts Boards & Commissions

• Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR)
  • CMR FAQ
  • CMR by Citation
  • CMR by Topic

• Environmental Regulations
• Operational Services Division Regulations
• State Publications and Regulations

• Massachusetts Executive Orders
  • Index

• Division of Administrative Law Appeals

Massachusetts Law Libraries    TOP
For full list see: Law Libraries

• Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries
• Social Law Library

• Boston College Law Library
• Boston University, Pappas Law Library
• Harvard Law Library
• Massachusetts School of Law Library
• New England School of Law Library
• Northeastern University School of Law Library
• Southern New England School of Law Library
• Suffolk University Law School Library
• Tufts University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Library
• Western New England College Law Library

• NELLCO: New England Law Library Consortium

Massachusetts Legal Education    TOP

Massachusetts Law Schools
For full list see: Law Schools

• Boston College Law School
• Boston University School of Law
• Harvard Law School
• Massachusetts School of Law
• New England School of Law
• Northeastern University School of Law
• Southern New England School of Law
• Suffolk University Law School
• Tufts University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
• Western New England College School of Law

Massachusetts Bar Exam
For more info see: Bar Exam

• Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners
• Board of Bar Overseers
• Office of the Bar Counsel

• FindLaw Law Schools - Bar Exam

Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
For more sources see: Continuing Legal Education

• Massachusetts CLE

• Boston Bar Foundation
• Harvard Law School's Berkman Center CLE series
• Massachusetts Bar Association CLE

Massachusetts Legal Groups    TOP

Massachusetts Bar & Professional Associations
For full list see: Bar & Professional Associations

• Massachusetts Bar Association

• Boston Bar Association
• Boston Patent Law Association
• Cambridge Arlington Belmont Bar Association
• City Solicitors and Town Counsel Association
• Hampden County Bar Association I
• Hellenic Bar Association
• Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association
• Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys  
• Massachusetts Conveyancers Association
• Massachusetts District Attorneys Association
• Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association
• Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association  
• Southern Worcester County Bar Association
• Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts

• Massachusetts Judges Conference

• Association of Boston Law Librarians
• Massachusetts Paralegals Association
• State Police Association of Massachusetts

Massachusetts Non-Profit Legal Services & Monitors
For full list see: Non-Profit Legal Services & Monitors

• ABA Pro Bono Services Directory - Massachusetts

• ACLU of Massachusetts
• Committee for Public Counsel Services
• Greater Boston Legal Services
• Harvard Legal Aid Bureau

• Lawyers Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homelessness (Clearinghouse)

• Legal Services for Cape Cod and the Islands

• Massachusetts Bar Foundation
• Massachusetts Legal Services Programs

• Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services

• Neighborhood Legal Services (Lynn and Lawrence)
• Pro Bono Opportunities Guide - Massachusetts Bar Association

Massachusetts Legal Journals & News    TOP

Massachusetts Legal Journals
For full list see: Legal Journals

• Mass Law - Lawyers Weekly
• Massachusetts Law Review
• State House News Service

• Boston College Law School Journals
  • Boston College Law Review
  • Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review
  • Boston College International and Comparative Law Review
  • Boston College Third World Law Journal
  • Uniform Commercial Code Reporter-Digest

• Boston University School of Law Journals
  • Boston University Law Review
  • American Journal of Law & Medicine
  • Annual Review of Banking Law
  • Boston University International Law Journal
  • Journal of Science & Technology Law
  • Public Interest Law Journal

• Harvard Law School Journals
  • BlackLetter Law Journal
  • Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review
  • Environmental Law Review
  • Harvard Human Rights Journal
  • Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
  • Harvard Latino Law Review
  • Harvard Law Record
  • Harvard Law Review
  • International Law Journal
  • Journal of Law & Technology
  • Journal on Legislation
  • Women's Law Journal

• Massachusetts School of Law
  • Long Term View Journal

• New England School of Law Journals
  • New England International & Comparative Law Annual
  • New England Law Review
  • New England Journal on Criminal & Civil Confinement

• Suffolk University Law School
  • Journal of High Technology Law
  • Suffolk University Law Review
  • Transnational Law Review

• Tufts University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Journals
  • The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs

• Western New England College School of Law Journals
  • Western New England Law Review

Massachusetts News Organizations
For full list see: Legal & Other News

• Action Unlimited
• Beacon Hill Times
• Best Read Guide/Cape Cod
• Boston Globe
• Boston Herald
• Boston Phoenix
• Canton Citizen
• Cape Cod Times
• Daily Hampshire Gazette
• Daily News of Newburyport
• Devensbusiness.com
• Gloucester Daily Times
• Haverhill Gazette
• Jewish Advocate
• Martha's Vineyard Times
• MPG Newspapers
• New Mass. Media Inc.
• Old Colony Memorial
• Salem Evening News
• Telegram and Gazette
• The Berkshire Eagle
• The Standard-Times
• Wanderer

Massachusetts Practitioner Forms    TOP

Massachusetts State Forms

• Massachusetts Forms
• Corporate Forms
• Tax forms
• Massachusetts State Forms - Findlaw

Federal Court Forms for Massachusetts
See also: Federal Courts for Massachusetts, Opinions, Rules
For full list see: Federal Judicial Branch

• U.S. Court of Appeals (1st Circuit) Forms - Findlaw

• U.S. District Court - District of Massachusetts Forms
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court - District of Massachusetts Forms

Massachusetts Practitioner Guides    TOP

• Ethics in Massachusetts State Government  

• Drunk Driving Defense Information - Russell Matson, Esq. 

• Insurance Coverage in Massachusetts for Therapist-Patient

• Legislative Process Guides

• Massachusetts Bar and the World Wide Web" - by Legal Marketing Management, Inc.
• Medical Malpractice Law Summary - McCullough, Campbell & Lane
• Supreme Judicial Court Historical Society
• Sexual Misconduct - Pamela Sutherland

• Research and Reference Guides (from State Library)

Massachusetts Public Records    TOP
See also: Massachusetts Local Governments

• Physicians Licenses
• Motor Vehicle Registry
• Unclaimed Property
• Yahoo! Real Estate Home Values

• Essex Deeds
• Hampden Deeds
• Plymouth Deeds

• Boston Assessor
• Boston Job Postings
• Boston Restaurant Inspection
• Braintree Sex Offenders
• Brookline Assessor
• Cambridge Assessor
• Edgartown Property
• Falmouth Property
• Leominster Property
• Lowell Property
• Marblehead Property Assessments
• Mashpee Assessor
• Nantucket Property
• Newton Assessor
• Provincetown Property
• Plymouth County Registry of Deeds
• Reading Assessor
• Suffolk County Registry of Deeds
• Walpole Assessor
• Watertown Property Assessments
• Wellesley Property
• Westfield Property Assessments (by street)
• Weston Property Assessments (by street)
• Yarmouth Property