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Legal
Justia – Justia.com provides visitors with an array of legal information and relevant legal resources. According to the company’s website, Justia’s mission is to “advance the availability of legal resources for the benefit of society.”
FindLaw – Findlaw, a business of Thompson Reuters, is a free of charge website aimed at assisting visitors with finding answers to common legal questions. In addition, the site contains links to statutes, legal news, case law and a lawyer directory.
Thomson – West (formerly West Group) – As one of the most predominant publishers of legal materials in the United States, West’s website contains product descriptions and other legal information. The site also provides visitors with customer service, product support and legal news.
U.S. Courts – The website of the United States Courts contains a great deal of information pertaining to the federal court system. The site contains links to the federal courts, rules & procedures of the court, court forms/fees, court records, statistics, educational resources and relevant news stories.
Westlaw – Westlaw is an online legal database used primarily by law students and attorneys. The website’s databases include case law, statutes, treatises, codes, law review, law journals, and other legal information.
Business and Finance
Better Business Bureau – The Better Business Bureau (BBB) website gathers information about national and local businesses and informs the public of business practices. The website contains a Better Business Bureau Directory and a search option.
United States Chamber of Commerce – The website of the United States Chamber of Commerce provides a large range of links relating to American businesses and trade associations.
CNBC – CNBC’s website provides visitors with live coverage of the financial market and business headlines. The site also offers sections that report on markets, earnings and investing.
Government
USA.gov – USA.gov, the official web portal of the United States Government, contains links to every agency of the federal government. The site also provides users with a search engine and a database of frequently asked questions.
Library of Congress – The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress. While the physical collection is housed in three buildings in Washington, D.C., the Library of Congress’ website contains web links to collection highlights, digital collections, and library catalogs.
U.S. House of Representatives – The United States House of Representatives’ website contains various Federal Legislative links. Specifically, the U.S. House of Representatives website provides visitors with a list of U.S. Representatives and information pertaining to committees.
U.S. Senate – The United States Senate’s webpage contains information regarding U.S. Senators, Senate Committees, Legislation & Records, Art & History and other relevant material.
White House – The website of the White House affords visitors with a plethora of information pertaining to the Executive Branch of the United States Government. The White House site includes a blog, photos/video, and articles dealing with current issues.
U.S. Supreme Court – The Website of the Supreme Court of the United States contains numerous links pertaining to the judicial branch of the U.S. Government. The website also provides the Supreme Court’s docket, case handling guides, oral arguments and other judicial resources.
U.S. Constitution – Adopted in September 17, 1787, the Unites States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. A complete copy of the U.S. constitution is made available online by the Cornell University School of Law.
General
National Weather Service – The National Weather Service, a scientific agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, provides the online community with live weather reports and forecasts. The website also contains information on water and air quality.
Yahoo! Maps – Yahoo! Maps is a free online mapping portal offered by Yahoo! The site supplies visitors with street maps and driving directions. In addition, Yahoo! Maps informs users of current traffic conditions.
YellowPages.com – The YellowPages’ website allows users to search for an individual or business through the site’s telephone directory. The website returns the results of a search based on geographical location.
News
New York Times – Winner of 106 Pulitzer Prizes, The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City. The New York Times’ website is the most popular online newspaper in the United States.
Newspapers Online – Newspapers.com contains a database of local, national, and International newspapers on the internet. Visitors can search for an online newspaper or may browse the “Top 100 Newspapers.”
USA Today – USA Today is distributed in all fifty states and is one of the widest circulated print newspapers in the United States. USA Today also offers an online edition of the newspaper at USAToday.com.
Wall Street Journal – The Wall Street Journal is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company. According to the Audit Bureau of circulations, The Wall Street Journal has a circulation of 2.1 million copies. The newspaper is also available online.
Masslive – Masslive’s website contains the local news for Western Massachusetts. In addition, the website contains sports news, classified ads, weather, and other links pertaining to the region.
oston.com – Boston.com is home to the online edition of The Boston Globe. The website was launched in 1995 and is now among the most widely read online newspapers in the United States.
Search Engines
Google – Owned by Google, Inc., Google is the most widely used search engine on the World Wide Web.
Bing – Bing, an internet search engine, is offered by Microsoft.
Yahoo! – Yahoo!’s search engine is the second most utilized on the internet. The search engine is owned by Yahoo! Inc.
AOL – AOL.com provides their website visitors with a search engine and links to current news and financial stories.
Massachusetts Law Links
Massachusetts Declaration of Rights – Drafted by John Adams, the Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is contained in the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – the oldest functioning written constitution in continuous effect in the world. All thirty articles of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights are available online.
Massachusetts General Laws – The Massachusetts General Laws are a codification of the statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The laws are available to the public on the state’s website.
Mass Supreme Judicial Court opinions – Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court opinions are made available on the Social Law Library’s website. The Social Law Library provides visitors with research links and other legal reference materials.
Massachusetts Appeals Court opinions – Massachusetts Appeals Court opinions are available online through the Social Law Library Research Portal.
White House – The website of the White House affords visitors with a plethora of information pertaining to the Executive Branch of the United States Government. The White House site includes a blog, photos/video, and articles dealing with current issues.
Library of Congress – The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress. While the physical collection is housed in three buildings in Washington, D.C., the Library of Congress’ website contains web links to collection highlights, digital collections, and library catalogs.
U.S. Supreme Court – The Website of the Supreme Court of the United States contains numerous links pertaining to the judicial branch of the U.S. Government. The website also provides the Supreme Court’s docket, case handling guides, oral arguments and other judicial resources.
U.S. Constitution – Adopted in September 17, 1787, the Unites States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. A complete copy of the U.S. constitution is made available online by the Cornell University School of Law.
MA Trial Court Law Library – The Massachusetts Trial Court Law Library provides site visitors with online databases of Massachusetts Laws. The laws may be browsed wither by source or by subject on the website.
Criminal Defense Resource Links
Equal Justice, USA – Equal Justice USA is a national organization that aims to promote a fair, effective and humane legal system in the United States. The organization’s website contains numerous resources including a “Capital Defense Handbook” which provides defendants and their families with information and resources on capital punishment.
ACLU: Prisoners’ Rights – The American Civil Liberties Union, commonly referred to as the ACLU, has developed a “National Prison Project” which is dedicated to ensuring compliance with the Constitution, laws and human rights principals. The ACLU’s website provides articles and links aimed at informing prisoners, and the general public, of the rights of prisoners.
Justice Denied – Justice Denied is a print magazine devoted to issues pertaining to the wrongfully convicted. The Magazine, which was founded in 1998, is also available on the World Wide Web.
The Sentencing Project – Founded in 1968, the Sentencing Project is dedicated to the promotion of a fair and effective criminal justice system. The project aims to promote such a system through reforms to sentencing law – including alternatives to incarceration. The Sentencing Project’s website also contains links designed to inform the public of their legal rights.
Prison Policy Initiative – The Prison Policy Initiative is a non-profit initiative that produces research on the impact of incarceration on individuals and the community.
Perez & Cedeño, PC – New York City Criminal Defense Lawyer 911 Web Resources Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court Reports – This resource is the official website of the Reporter of Decisions of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Appeals Court. The website contains slip opinions, opinion archives, opinion archives, unpublished decisions and advance sheets.
Massachusetts Social Law Library – The Massachusetts Social Law Library is a dues-supported legal research website. The site provides resources for legal research and training.
Mass. Sentencing Guidelines – The Massachusetts Sentencing Guidelines aim to set out a uniform sentencing policy for those convicted of crimes in Massachusetts and are made available online.
Sexual Offender Registry Board – The Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board is a MA state agency responsible for maintaining a database of convicted sex offenders in order to inform the public.
Crime Library – Operated by TruTV, the “Crime Library” contains articles, videos and pictures of criminal activity.
Mass. Constitution and Declaration of Rights
Mass. Superior and District Courts Index – The Massachusetts Judicial Branch website contains court names, addresses, telephone numbers, court opinions and other useful information. In addition, the site includes a self-help center and a search feature.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations – Available online, the Code of Massachusetts Regulations is promulgated by Massachusetts state agencies pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.