Research Guides: Law Library Resource Guide: Government Resources

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Don't forget that there are also state and federal websites you may find helpful during research.

This page will point you to resources available to you outside of the law library.

1st Circuit District Court, Boston, MA
Court information and official forms for District Court and Bankruptcy Court.
Massachusetts Prosecutor's Guide
The Guide presents a timely and comprehensive analysis of Massachusetts criminal law and its practice in the courts of the Commonwealth
Massachusetts State Legislature
Find legislators, watch hearings and events (live and archived), find bills and laws.
Massachusetts Trial Court
Access to Trial Court information, news, initiatives.
Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries
One-stop links to legal information in Massachusetts as well as consumer-focused legal information
Supreme Judicial Court
Slip opinions, news from the Massachusetts highest appellate court.

Boston Public Library eCard
If you are living in Massachusetts for most of the year while attending school UMass, you can register for a digital library card with the Boston Public Library and gain access to hundreds of ebooks and other online resources (such as magazines and research databases)
State Case Database
State Court Report created the State Case Database. They track, analyze, and compile hundreds of decisions issued since January 2021 from across the country, organizing them in a user-friendly interface searchable by issue, year, and state. The database is curated — They do not include all state supreme court decisions, only those that develop state constitutional law in significant ways.
Massachusetts Bar Association
This site provides access to services and tools to help with a practice, as well as education, advocacy, networking, volunteering and mentoring opportunities, insurance, and referrals.

Federal Courts Nation wide
This site provides information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government. Use it for Locate all Federal Courts accessible online.
Statistical Abstract of United States
Statistical information compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. Published from 1878 to 2012, The Statistical Abract of the United States, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
US Government Publishing Office: Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) annual edition is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
U.S. Government Publishing Office
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is the Federal Government’s official, digital, secure resource for producing, procuring, cataloging, indexing, authenticating, disseminating, and preserving the official information products of the U.S. Government.

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