StateFirst Circuit
Massachusetts
24 courts10 law schools33 law libraries80+ judges17,530 opinions mention this place
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Federal courts in Massachusetts
- First Circuit Court of AppealsCourt of Appeals · Boston
- Massachusetts District CourtDistrict Court · Springfield
- Massachusetts District CourtDistrict Court · Worcester
- Massachusetts District CourtDistrict Court · Boston
- First Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate PanelBankruptcy Court · Boston
- Massachusetts Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Springfield
- Massachusetts Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Boston
- Massachusetts Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Worcester
State courts in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial CourtState Supreme Court
- Massachusetts Appeals CourtState Appellate Court
- Massachusetts Appellate Tax BoardState Appellate Court
- Massachusetts District Court, Appellate DivisionState Appellate Court
- Massachusetts Superior CourtState Appellate Court
- Boston Municipal CourtState Trial Court
- Brookline District CourtState Trial Court
- Massachusetts Housing CourtState Trial Court
- Massachusetts Land CourtState Trial Court
- Massachusetts Probate and Family CourtState Trial Court
- Massachusetts Superior Court, Barnstable CountyState Trial Court
- Massachusetts Superior Court, Berkshire CountyState Trial Court
- Massachusetts Superior Court, Suffolk CountyState Trial Court
- Massachusetts Department of Industrial AccidentsState Special Court
- Massachusetts House of RepresentativesState Special Court
- Massachusetts Land CourtState Special Court
Landmark decisions involving Massachusetts
- Roper v. Simmons (2005)543 U.S. 551
- Crawford v. Washington (2004)541 U.S. 36
- Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004)542 U.S. 507
- Lawrence v. Texas (2003)539 U.S. 558
- Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 306
- McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)540 U.S. 93overruled
- Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 244
- Harris v. United States (2002)536 U.S. 545overruled
- Lapides v. Board of Regents of Univ. System of Ga. (2002)535 U.S. 613
- Stenberg v. Carhart (2000)530 U.S. 914
- United States v. Morrison (2000)529 U.S. 598
- Saenz v. Roe (1999)526 U.S. 489
- City of Boerne v. Flores (1997)521 U.S. 507
- Washington v. Glucksberg (1997)521 U.S. 702
- Reno v. ACLU (1997)521 U.S. 844
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
- Romer v. Evans (1996)517 U.S. 620
- United States v. Lopez (1995)514 U.S. 549
- Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council (1992)505 U.S. 1003
- Payne v. Tennessee (1991)501 U.S. 808
- Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health (1990)497 U.S. 261
- Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce (1990)494 U.S. 652overruled
- Employment Division v. Smith (1990)494 U.S. 872
- Collins v. Youngblood (1990)497 U.S. 37
Most-cited decisions from Massachusetts courts
Ranked by citation influence (CAP PageRank).
- 895 F2D 1United States v. Zannino (1990)
- 950 F2D 816Mesnick v. General Electric Co. (1991)
- 523 F2D 461Robert C. Hahn v. Francis W. Sargent (1975)
- 581 F2D 275Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State Prison (1978)
- 536 F2D 950Cramer v. Mammoth Mart, Inc. (1976)
- 895 F2D 46Garside v. Osco Drug, Inc. (1990)
- 662 F2D 899National Labor Relations Board v. Wright Line, a Division of Wright Line, Inc. (1981)
- 647 F2D 218Rodriguez v. Secretary of Health & Human Services (1981)
- 600 F2D 1003Loeb v. Textron, Inc. (1979)
- 616 F2D 603Park Motor Mart, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co. (1980)
- 792 F2D 4United States v. Valencia-Copete (1986)
- 903 F2D 49Correa-Martinez v. Arrillaga-Belendez (1990)
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Recent opinions from Massachusetts courts
- 102 MASSAPPCT 251LOUIS M. CAPUTO, JR., trustee, & another v. KAREN M. MOULTON & others. (2023)
- 102 MASSAPPCT 244COMMONWEALTH v. NICHOLAS J. MINON. (2023)
- 102 MASSAPPCT 78COMMONWEALTH v. ANDRES OVIEDO. (2023)
- 102 MASSAPPCT 97JANE K. FURNAS v. CATHLEEN M. CIRONE, personal representative. (2023)
- 102 MASSAPPCT 233COMMONWEALTH v. RONALD A. BROWN. (2023)
- 102 MASSAPPCT 84ADOPTION OF KNOX. (2023)
- 102 MASSAPPCT 264COMMONWEALTH v. DENZEL MCFARLANE. (2023)
- 102 MASSAPPCT 149COMMONWEALTH v. ANTHONY J. TESTA. (2023)
- 102 MASSAPPCT 219MAY GORELICK & another v. STAR MARKETS COMPANY, INC., & others; STANLEY ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, third-party (2023)
- 102 MASSAPPCT 108COMMONWEALTH v. KHALID KALILA. (2023)
- 102 MASSAPPCT 67ELI PARISEAU (2023)
- 102 MASSAPPCT 228VINCE KUBIC & another v. DAVID AUDETTE. (2023)
Law schools in Massachusetts
- Boston College Law SchoolABA · Newton
- Boston University School of LawABA · Boston
- Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy · Medford
- Harvard Law SchoolABA · Cambridge
- Massachusetts School of Law · Andover
- New England School of LawABA · Boston
- Northeastern University School of LawABA · Boston
- Suffolk University Law SchoolABA · Boston
- University of Massachusetts School of LawABA · North Dartmouth
- Western New England College School of LawABA · Springfield
Law libraries in Massachusetts
- Barnstable Law Library · Barnstable
- Berkshire Law Library Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Trial Court · Pittsfield
- Boston College Law Library · Newton
- Bristol Law Library Superior Courthouse · Taunton
- Brockton Law Library Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Trial Court · Brockton
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Trial Court Bristol Law Library · Taunton
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Trial Court Essex Law Library · Salem
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Trial Court Plymouth Law Library · Plymouth
- Essex Law Library · Salem
- Fall River Law Library · Fall River
- Fitchburg Law Library · Fitchburg
- Franklin Law Library Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Trial Court · Greenfield
- Hampden Law Library Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Trial Court · Springfield
- Hampshire Law Library · Northampton
- Harvard Law School Library · Cambridge
- Lawrence Law Library Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Trial Court · Lawrence
- Liberty Mutual Group Law Library · Boston
- Lowell Law Library Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Trial Court · Lowell
- Massachusetts School of Law Library · Andover
- Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries · (statewide)
- Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries Brockton Law Library · Freeborn
- Massachusetts Trial Court-Worcester Law Library · Worcester
- Middlesex Law Library Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Trial Court Superior Court · Cambridge
- New England Law | Boston Law Library · Boston
- Norfolk Law Library · Dedham
- Northeastern University Law Library · Boston
- Plymouth Law Library · Plymouth
- Samuel M. Fineman Law Library & Pappas Law Library in Boston, MA · Boston
- Social Law Library · Boston
- Suffolk University Law Library · Boston
- UMass Law Library · Dartmouth
- U.S. Court 1st Circuit Library · Boston
- Western New England University School of Law Library · Springfield
Judges who served in Massachusetts
Federal judges with an appointment to a court located here.
A. David Mazzone- Allan McGuane
- Allen G. Swan
Allison Dale Burroughs
Andrew Augustine Caffrey- Andrew R. Grainger
Angel Kelley- Anthony Julian
- Ariane Vuono
Arthur Daniel Healey- Arthur Dolan
- Arthur Easterbrook Whittemore
Bailey Aldrich- Barbara A. Lenk
Benjamin Bourne- Benjamin Kaplan
Brian Edward Murphy
Bruce Marshall Selya
Calvert Magruder- Charles Donahue
Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr.
Charles Fletcher Johnson- Charles Fried
- Christopher J. Panos
Conrad Keefe Cyr
David Hackett Souter
David Jeremiah Barron
David Sutherland Nelson
Denise Jefferson Casper
Douglas Preston Woodlock- Edith W. Fine
- Edmund V. Keville
- Edward Augustine Counihan jr
- Edward F. Hennessey
Edward Francis Harrington- Edward Matthew McEntee
Elisha Hume Brewster- Elizabeth D. Katz
- Emogene Johnson-Smith
F. Dennis Saylor IV
Francis Cabot Lowell
Francis Joseph William Ford- Francis Patrick O'Connor
- Francis Quirico
- Francis X. Spina
Frank Harlan Freedman- Frank J. Bailey
Frank Jerome Murray
Frank Morey Coffin
Frederic Dodge- Fred Tarbell Field
- Frenande R.V. Duffly
Gary S. Katzmann
George A. O'Toole Jr.
George Clinton Sweeney
George Foster Shepley
George Hutchins Bingham
George Weston Anderson- Geraldine Hines
- G Joseph Tauro
Gustavo Antonio Gelpí Jr.- Harold P. Williams
- Henry J Boroff
- Henry Lummus
- Herbert P. Wilkins
Hugh Dean McLellan
Hugh Henry Bownes
Indira Talwani- Jacob Spiegel
James Arnold Lowell
James Madison Morton Jr.- James Milkey
- James Ronan
- Janet Bostwick
Jeffrey R. Howard
Jeremiah Smith- Joan N Feeney
- Joel B Rosenthal
John Christopher Mahoney
John Davis
Find legal help in Massachusetts
Practice-area guides and local resources for Massachusetts.
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Cities in Massachusetts
Ordered by number of opinions mentioning each city.
- Reading · 48,919
- Accord · 42,506
- Lee · 32,752
- Douglas · 24,968
- Russell · 22,741
- Lawrence · 18,351
- Adams · 16,691
- Boston · 13,839
- Hamilton · 13,498
- Warren · 13,469
- Orleans · 12,954
- Dennis · 12,556
- Richmond · 10,476
- Franklin · 10,314
- Hudson · 8,348
- Jefferson · 7,907
- Gardner · 7,829
- Lincoln · 7,110
- Palmer · 6,792
- Holland · 6,201
- Lynn · 5,648
- Spencer · 5,522
- Milton · 5,510
- Norfolk · 5,488
- Webster · 5,238
- Marion · 5,208
- Burlington · 5,047
- Randolph · 4,773
- Springfield · 4,693
- Townsend · 4,589
- Norton · 4,413
- Beverly · 4,256
- Hull · 3,865
- Shirley · 3,764
- Hanson · 3,715
- Arlington · 3,672
- Clinton · 3,658
- Chester · 3,564
- Orange · 3,479
- Otis · 3,408
- Newton · 3,324
- Mansfield · 3,165
- Sharon · 3,093
- Sterling · 3,061
- Sutton · 2,953
- Rowe · 2,917
- Lexington · 2,713
- Everett · 2,573
- Lowell · 2,513
- Wilmington · 2,497
- Gill · 2,377
- Salem · 2,343
- Hanover · 2,340
- Onset · 2,332
- Rochester · 2,242
- Conway · 2,146
- Florence · 2,144
- Ware · 2,138
- Dudley · 2,118
- Maynard · 1,999
- Oxford · 1,988
- Dalton · 1,894
- Huntington · 1,761
- Lancaster · 1,653
- Bolton · 1,626
- Peabody · 1,614
- Wendell · 1,577
- Carlisle · 1,515
- Weston · 1,512
- Brewster · 1,506
- Cambridge · 1,493
- Plymouth · 1,463
- Heath · 1,457
- Canton · 1,441
- Bedford · 1,347
- Ashland · 1,321
- Georgetown · 1,317
- Blackstone · 1,274
- Harvard · 1,274
- Norwood · 1,259
- Holden · 1,256
- Whitman · 1,251
- Manchester · 1,215
- Quincy · 1,213
- Middleton · 1,203
- Essex · 1,176
- Concord · 1,162
- Worcester · 1,108
- Windsor · 1,095
- Worthington · 1,082
- Hadley · 1,058
- Carver · 1,048
- Littleton · 1,041
- Winchester · 1,009
- Holbrook · 980
- Greenfield · 973
- Berlin · 953
- Arlington Heights · 897
- Hatfield · 897
- Southfield · 852
- Rowley · 838
- Auburn · 809
- Revere · 763
- Wales · 760
- Somerville · 759
- Easton · 758
- Upton · 719
- Winthrop · 686
- Salisbury · 676
- Dover · 657
- Princeton · 640
- Sheffield · 626
- Sandwich · 597
- Kingston · 571
- Hardwick · 566
- Milford · 548
- Glendale · 546
- Stow · 543
- Chatham · 523
- Warwick · 520
Opinions mentioning Massachusetts
- 972 F2D 1352In Re Video Processing Technology
- 993 F2D 1530In Re: Grand Jury John Doe
- 99 F3D 490Gonzalez-Garcia v. Williamson Dickie Manufacturing Co.
- 99 F3D 469Koonce v. Pepe
- 99 F3D 456Lattimore v. Polaroid Corp.
- 99 F3D 194Samantha Sistrunk v. City of Strongsville and Bush-Quayle '92 Committee, Inc.
- 99 F3D 1504Forsyth v. Humana, Inc.
- 99 F3D 1128Beldotti v. Boisvert
- 99 F3D 1128Twomey v. United States
- 99 F3D 1128Hall v. Hall
- 98 F3D 1506United States v. Rohrig
- 98 F3D 1457Coyne & Delany Co. v. Selman
- 97 F3D 648United States v. Rioux
- 97 F3D 542United States v. Baylor
- 97 F3D 300Roulette v. City Of Seattle
- 97 F3D 256Richenberg v. Perry
- 97 F3D 1504CMM Cable Rep, Inc. v. Ocean Coast Properties, Inc.
- 97 F3D 1458Cole v. Armstrong
- 97 F3D 1107Chance Management, Inc. v. South Dakota
- 96 F3D 813Perez v. Aetna Life Insurance
- 96 F3D 532Fleet National Bank v. H&D Entertainment, Inc.
- 96 F3D 502Hachikian v. Federal Deposit Insurance
- 96 F3D 10Borschow Hospital & Medical Supplies, Inc. v. Cesar Castillo Inc.
- 95 F3D 86Ayala-Gerena v. Bristol Myers-Squibb Co.
- 95 F3D 339Randall v. United States
- 95 F3D 1335United States v. McGhee
- 95 F3D 1146Pigott v. Vega
- 94 F3D 979Lynd v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance
- 94 F3D 721Schultz v. Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank, N.A.
- 94 F3D 640United States v. Murray
- 94 F3D 640Smith v. Commonwealth
- 94 F3D 640Dodi v. The Putnam Companies
- 94 F3D 307Majeske v. Fraternal Order of Police, Local Lodge No. 7
- 94 F3D 26Ferragamo v. Chubb Life Insurance Co. of America
- 94 F3D 189Oppenheimer v. Prudential Securities Inc.
- 94 F3D 1553Kearns v. General Motors Corp.
- 94 F3D 1528Foy v. Holston
- 93 F3D 957Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 93 F3D 890Massachusetts v. United States Department of Transportation
- 93 F3D 781Black v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
- 93 F3D 323Massachusetts Casualty Insurance v. Roe
- 93 F3D 31Porn v. National Grange Mutual Insurance
- 93 F3D 219United States v. Neal
- 93 F3D 1112Catlin v. Sobol
- 93 F3D 103Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission v. O'Leary
- 93 F3D 10United States v. Tavares
- 92 F3D 361Probo II London v. Isla Santay MV
- 92 F3D 101United States v. Sage
- 92 F3D 1D'Aprile v. Fleet Services Corp.
- 91 F3D 981International College of Surgeons v. City of Chicago