Massachusetts Legal Research

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

• Dates: Current
• Access: Current files open access; archived files must be accessed from any workstation in the Law Library only.
• Description: Legal newspaper for Massachusetts; contains news articles, practice commentaries and some court opinions.

Massachusetts Bar Association

• Dates: Current
• Description: Recent bar news and lawyer referral service.

State House News Service

• Dates: 1986- present (legislative coverage); 1998- present (press releases)
• Access: Ask at Information Desk
• Description: State House News Service is a private reporting service located in the Massachusetts State House. Access to reporters' coverage of all Senate and House debates from 1986 to present; reporters' articles on legislative public hearings from 1986 to present; and feature stories authored by News Service staff on political and policy issues, including Governor's Council activities. Press releases issued by individual legislators, local lobbying groups, and governmental offices which are distributed to the State House News Service are included from 1998 to present.