Student Legal Services

Find state cases and decisions

Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
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Legal encyclopedias, law reviews, and legal treatises; case, statutory, and regulatory law; newspapers and magazines; business data, 1980s-present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

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Unique material includes MA administrative agency rulings, Superior Court, Housing Court, and Land Court opinions, as well as the Massachusetts Register. Users can also access Fastcase legal research service, and the Legal Information Reference Center which includes information and forms for patrons of varying legal expertise.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

Massachusetts Trial Court Electronic Case Access
Search for dockets of the Boston Municipal Court, District Court, Land Court, Probate and Family Court, Housing Court, and Superior Court.
Massachusetts Appellate Courts
This resources allows researchers to search for case and docket information for actions taken in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and the Appeals Court.

Structure of the Massachusetts court system