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Explore government in action with this resource, which includes Congressional hearings and legislation. Follow legislation from concept to law. find "Hot Bills" and Topics of Congress. Gain access to a wide variety of information about Congress, such as member biographical and committee assignment information, voting records and more.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

When you enter the Loislaw home page, you can search the databases by type of law or by jurisdiction.

Please log out of your session when finished. The "Log Out" button is located directly beneath the yellow "Find" button in the top right corner of the screen.

Legal information for the public on various topics, including domestic violence, estate planning, family law, and immigration. Also includes a guide to finding legal help, online "Fact Books," and information about the American judicial system.

Search for Federal agency forms by name, form number, or agency. Contains over 4200 business and citizen forms.

This collection of U.S. Federal legal materials is maintained by the Legal Information Institute (LII) of Cornell University Law School.  It combines documents held on the LII's own servers (the U.S. Code, Supreme Court decisions, searchable index of U.S. Court of Appeals decisions, and the Code of Federal Regulations) with material available from other Internet-accessible sites.  With few exceptions collections of judicial opinions accessible through these pages cover only the most recent years.

Federal Forms: Forms for appellate, district & bankruptcy.  State Forms: State courts, state-by-state; advice about local rules & currency; other form resources.

On FirstGov.gov, the official U.S. gateway to all government information, you can search millions of web pages from federal and state governments, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. A Spanish web portal is also available.

Internet Legal Research Group was the first site that undertook to bring together only the finest and most substantive legal resources on-line in a comprehensive and meaningful capacity.  This web site has been consistently recognized by many of the most respected ranking entities of Internet web sites and content.  The Internet Legal Resource Group has worked hard to earn this reputation for excellence, and as a result of increased traffic and expressed interest by the Internet community, this site became a commercial entity in 1996.

Mass.gov is the official web site of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Here you will find links to all state agencies, local government links for cities and towns, online services, news & updates, and a wide variety of Massachusetts information on everything from tourism to current Mass. lottery numbers.

Topics covered include children, civil rights, consumer, elder, employee, health care, insurance and victims rights. Many publications are also available in foreign language translations.

Find a lawyer through the Massachusetts Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service or Dial-A-Lawyer. The site also includes legal resources and information on elder law.

The Probate and Family Court provides a self-Help Center with information about going to court, including pamphlets which can be printed and used as handouts. The Housing Court includes a section on Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

This site provides basic information about your legal rights as a Massachusetts resident in easy-to-understand language. Many documents are available in Spanish as well as English. From the MassLegal Network, a collaborative project of the civil legal aid community of Massachusetts.

Although this site is intended for advocates and social service professionals working with lower-income Massachusetts residents, the resources may be useful to anyone seeking information and materials about laws affecting Massachusetts residents. A great site to find forms, and most of the information is dated, so you know if it's current.

As the public law libraries of the Commonwealth, the seventeen Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries provide legal information to the Trial Court, legal community and general public.  Their website provides access to the library catalog, as well as legal news, links to laws, and information on a wide variety of legal topics.

Durable Power of Attorney form for Massachusetts. (Requires Adobe Reader software to view.)

Federal legislative information from the Library of Congress, including information on Congressional activity, bills and resolutions, schedules and calendars, roll call votes, committee information, Presidential nomination information, and the Congressional Record.

As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, and boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

This page contains downloadable government electronic forms.  The list is not comprehensive, but comprises those forms most asked for by the public.  Many other agencies have quite specialized forms and should be accessed directly.

Information and links for the Federal judiciary: U.S Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Bankruptcy Courts. Includes news, publications, and links to court websites.