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Northeastern University School of Law Library 
Legal Research Guide to Employment Discrimination*
 
 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
Legal Research Guides .................................................................................................................... 1 
 
Federal .............................................................................................................................................. 1 
Major Federal Statutes ....................................................................................................................... 1 
Federal Agency Regulations .............................................................................................................. 1 
Treatises ............................................................................................................................................. 1 
Specialized Journals........................................................................................................................... 2 
Loose-leaf Materials/Newsletters ...................................................................................................... 3 
Westlaw and Lexis Databases ........................................................................................................... 3 
Class Action Resources ..................................................................................................................... 3 
Damage Awards/Settlement Awards .................................................................................................4 
Attorneys Fees ................................................................................................................................... 4 
Federal Case Law............................................................................................................................... 4 
Legislative Materials.......................................................................................................................... 4 
Regulatory Materials.......................................................................................................................... 4 
EEOC Findings .................................................................................................................................. 5 
EEOC Decisions ................................................................................................................................ 5 
EEOC Guidelines/Definitions............................................................................................................ 5 
Executive Orders................................................................................................................................ 5 
Model Materials (model briefs, discovery materials) ........................................................................ 5 
 
Massachusetts and Other States ..................................................................................................... 6 
Settlements......................................................................................................................................... 6 
Massachusetts Regulatory Materials.................................................................................................. 6 
MCAD Decisions............................................................................................................................... 6 
Massachusetts Governor’s Executive Orders .................................................................................... 6 
Massachusetts Treatises ..................................................................................................................... 6 
MCAD Guideline............................................................................................................................... 7 
Employee Handbooks/Policies .......................................................................................................... 7 
Damages............................................................................................................................................. 7 
Discovery ........................................................................................................................................... 7 
Model Anti-Discrimination Policy for an Employer ......................................................................... 7 
Resources for Attorneys Representing Employers/Employees.......................................................... 8 
 
Municipal .......................................................................................................................................... 8 
City Laws........................................................................................................................................... 8 
Other Massachusetts Cities and Towns ............................................................................................. 9 
Municipal Case Law .......................................................................................................................... 9 
 
 
* Created for Professor Martha Davis’s Employment Discrimination Class, Winter 2002 by Sue Drisko, Reference/Electronic 
Services Librarian.  Updated 3/14/06 by Kyle K. Courtney, Reference/Electronic Services Librarian. 
 
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Legal Research Guides 
 
Nugent, Gabriel M., Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation, Legal Research Guides v. 
30, Buffalo, NY: W.S. Hein, 1998. Law Reference KF241 .L43 
 
Farber, Luke, Private Sector Federal Employment Discrimination, Legal Research Guides v. 10, NY: 
W.S. Hein, 1990. Law Reference KF241 .L43 
 
Federal 
 
A good resource for a basic overview of employment discrimination; “Basics of Employment Law for Law 
Clerks,” a Broadcast from the Federal Judicial Center and the ABA’s Labor & Employment Law section 
http://www.abanet.org/labor/lawclerkbasics.pdf
 
Employment Discrimination Major Federal Statutes (Examples) 
 
Nineteenth Century Civil Rights Acts  
42 USC §§ 1981, 1981a, 1983, 1988 
Civil Rights Act of 1964  
 
 
42 USC Chapter 21 
Equal Pay Act of 1963  
 
 
29 USC § 206 
Americans with Disabilities Act  
 
42 USC Chapter 126 
Age Discrimination & Employment Act  
29 USC §§ 621 – 634 
Black Lung Act  
 
 
 
30 USC § 938 
Rehabilitation Act  
 
 
 
29 USC §§ 791, 793, 794(a) 
 
Federal Agency Regulations 
 
The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) interprets and enforces the Equal Pay Act, 
Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and sections 
of the Rehabilitation Act. 
 
EEOC enforcement provisions  
 
42 USC § 2000e-5 
EEOC regulations & guidelines  
 
29 CFR Chapter XIV 
 
 
Treatises 
 
BNA’s Americans With Disabilities Act Manual KF 3469 A6 B57 1992 LAW STACKS 
 
Gregory, Raymond F. Age Discrimination in the American Workplace: Old At a Young Age KF 3465 .G74 2001 
LAW STACKS 
 
Larson, Lex K. Employment Discrimination (includes EEOC and other pertinent forms) KF 3464 L37 1994 LAW 
STACKS 
 
Lewis, Harold S., Jr., Litigating Civil Rights and Employment Discrimination Cases, KF 1325 .C58 L49 2001 
LAW STACKS 
 
Leitner, David L., ed., Employment Discrimination Litigation: Developments and Strategies, Tort and Insurance 
Practice Section, American Bar Association, 1999. KF3464 .L45 1999 LAW STACKS   
 
Lindemann, Barbara T. Age Discrimination in Employment Law (BNA) KF3465 .L56 2003 LAW STACKS 
 
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Lindemann, Barbara, L., Employment Discrimination Law. (BNA), KF3464 .S34 1996 LAW STACKS 
 
Perritt, Henry H., Jr., Civil Rights in the Workplace, KF 3464 P48 1995 LAW COMPACT (updated to 1997) 
 
Richey, Charles R., Manual on Employment Discrimination and Civil Rights Actions in the Federal Courts,  
KF 3464 .R53 LAW STACKS 
 
Ruzicho, Andrew, Employment Discrimination Litigation, KF3464 R89 1989 LAW COMPACT 
 
Ruzicho, Andrew J. and Jacobs, Louis A. Litigating Age Discrimination Cases. Clark Boardman and Callaghan, 
KF 3465 .R89 1986 LAW COMPACT (updated to 2002) 
 
Spriggs, Kent, Representing Plaintiffs in Title VII Actions, Aspen KF 3464 .S66 2000 LAW STACKS 
 
Susser, Peter A., Disability discrimination and the workplace (BNA) KF3469.Z95 S87 2005 LAW 
STACKS 
 
Specialized Journals 
 
Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law 
 
Westlaw BERKJELL Selected Coverage 1984-, Full Coverage 1993- 
 
Lexis BUSFIN; ABI Selected Coverage 
 
Hein Online: Full Text available:1976-2004 
 
Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal 
 
Westlaw CLLPJ Selected Coverage 1988-, Full Coverage 1993 
 
Lexis Labor; COMLAB 1976- 
 
Hein Online: Full Text available: 1976-2003. 
 
Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal 
 
Westlaw HOFLLJ Selected Coverage 1984-, Full Coverage 1993- 
 
Lexis LAWREV; HLABLJ 1993- 
 
Hein Online: Full Text available: 1983-2003. 
 
Industrial and Labor Relations Review 
 
Westlaw INDLRR 1991- 
 
Lexis NEWS; ASAPII Selected Coverage 1989- 
 
JSTOR: Full Text available: 1947-2001. 
 
Hein Online: Full Text available: 1947-2003 
 
The Journal of Employment Discrimination Law 
 
Business Source Premier: Full Text 2000-2001 
 
Labor Lawyer 
 
Westlaw LABLAW Selected Coverage 1987- 
 
 Lexis ABA;LABLAW 1996- 
 
 Hein Online: Full Text available: 1985-2005. 
 
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor and Employment Law 
 
Westlaw UPAJLEL 1998- 
 
Hein Online: Full Text available: 1998- 
 
Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. Semi-annual. 
 
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Westlaw: HVCRCLLR 1981- 
 
Hein Online: Full Text available: 1966- 
 
Labor and Employment Law. ABA, Section of Labor and Employment Law. Quarterly.  
 
LAW STACKS KF3352 .L29 
 
Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal 
 
Westlaw: EREPJ Full Coverage 1997-  
 
Lexis: EREPJ Full Coverage 1997-. 
 
 
Loose-leaf Materials/Newsletters 
 
¾ BNA Employment Discrimination Report, KF3464.A59 B87 LAW STACKS 
¾ West’s Employment Discrimination Coordinator, KF3464.A6 E47 2004 LAW STACKS 
o In WESTLAW – Labor and Employment Treatises – EDC (Updates: Bi-weekly) 
¾ BNA Labor Relations Reporter KF3315 .L4 LAW STACKS - This looseleaf publication contains the 
full-text of newer federal and state court decisions concerning employment discrimination. Older cases 
are reprinted in hardbound volumes entitled Fair Employment Practice Cases. An index to cases and 
other materials can be found in the Master Index, the Fair Employment Practices Cases Cumulative 
Digest and Index and in the Labor Relations Expediter. Also includes Individual Employment Rights 
Cases, Policies, Executive Orders, a Practice Manual, State Laws, and News and Analysis. 
¾ CCH EEOC Decisions SNELL REFERENCE KF3464.A59 C6x  
¾ (CCH) EEOC Compliance Manual.  KF3464.A6 E42. LAW STACKS - Includes decisions, manuals, 
policies, interpretations, model pleadings, field notes etc. of the EEOC. 
 
Westlaw and Lexis Databases  
 
LEXIS 
Labor Law Library (LABOR) 
Employment Law Library (EMPLOY) 
 
WESTLAW 
Labor and Employment  
Also has EEOC Multibase (FLB-EEOC-ALL) 
 
Westlaw has publications that are helpful looseleaf resources in print.  They also used to carry BNA and CCH 
materials, which were invaluable, but, unfortunately, BNA and CCH have pulled material from both Lexis and 
Westlaw to each start their own online database subscription services.  
 
Also, see this pdf handout from Westlaw on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Materials 
http://www.westgroup.com/documentation/westlaw/wlawdoc/wlres/labrdb2b.pdf
 
Class Action Resources 
 
Class Action Report. Washington, D.C., Class Action Reports, Inc., 1972- . KF8896.A15 C52 LAW STACKS   
 
Herr, David F., Annotated Manual for Complex Litigation, 4th, Federal Judicial Center. West Group,  
KF8900 .M35 LAW STACKS   
 
Newberg, Herbert B. and Conte, Alba, Newberg On Class Actions, 4th ed. Thomson West, c2002, Trial practice 
series LAW STACKS KF8896 N4 2002 
 
 
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Findlaw’s newsletters keep you up to date on a variety of legal issues and deliver the content to your e-mail box.  
One of those topics includes summaries of class action cases that include several summaries from all jurisdictions.  
There is also a searchable archive of these summaries. Take a look at this and other offerings by Findlaw at 
http://newsletters.findlaw.com/
 
Damage Awards/Settlement Awards 
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Employment Litigation Section links to complaints filed as 
well as consent decrees/judgments and out of court settlements http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/casebrief.html   
Attorneys Fees  
 
Court Awarded Attorney Fees, Mary Frances Derfner, Arthur D. Wolf, New York:  M. Bender, 3 vol. Looseleaf.  
KF 316 .D47 LAW STACKS 
 
Federal Case Law  
 
West’s Federal Practice Digest KF127 .W48 1989 LAW STACKS 
 
BNA Employment Discrimination Report, KF3464.A59 B87 LAW STACKS 
 
Employment Practices Decisions (CCH) KF3464.A6 L33 LAW STACKS 
 
Fair Employment Practice Cases (BNA) KF 3315 .L465 LAW STACKS   
Look at individual volumes such as; v. 9:  Individual Employment Rights Cases; v. 9a:  Individual Employment 
Rights Manual; v. 10:  Americans With Disabilities Cases; Master Index 
 
Lawmemo.com, http://www.lawmemo.com, is maintained by Professor Emeritus, Ross Runkel, Willimette 
University College of Law and provides links to state and federal case law (some full text and some summaries) 
as well as “unofficial” NLRB and EEOC Web pages which includes links to additional resources not on the 
federal pages.  News, articles and a list of relevant federal agencies are also valuable resources.   
 
Cornell Legal Information Institute:  Employment Discrimination (U.S. Supreme Courts and Circuit Courts) 
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/employment_discrimination.html
 
Internet Law Library:  Employment, Labor and Pension Law http://www.lawguru.com/ilawlib/100.htm
 
Merit Systems Protection Board Decisions (1994-) http://www.mspb.gov/mspbdecisionspage.html  
 
Legislative Materials 
 
United State Code Annotated KF62 1927 .W45 LAW STACKS 
 
United States Code Service KF62 1972 .L38 LAW STACKS 
 
CIS Index (Microform Room), Congressional Universe http://www.slaw.neu.edu/library/license.htm
 
GPO ACCESS: Government Publications, including legislative http://www.access.gpo.gov/
 
Internet Law Library: Employment, Labor and Pension Law http://www.lawguru.com/ilawlib/100.htm
 
Thomas: Library of Congress http://thomas.loc.gov/
 
 
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Regulatory Materials 
 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) KF70 .A3 LAW STACKS 
 
Federal Register (FR) KF70 .A2 LAW STACKS 
 
List of Sections Affected (LSA) KF70.A34 C632 LAW STACKS  
 
EEOC Charges – guidelines for filing charges with the EEOC for different types of cases 
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/howtofil.html
 
Cornell Legal Information Institute: Employment Discrimination (Regulations) 
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/employment_discrimination.html
 
EEOC Findings 
 
EEOC Findings are the results of an EEOC investigation of a charge made against a particular company - which 
would be confidential - unless of course the matter goes to court and the EEOC initiates litigation.   
 
EEOC Decisions 
 
EEOC Decisions are not binding on the courts but they are given significant deference because the EEOC has the 
expertise to review discrimination cases. EEOC cases are available on the EEOC website – http://www.eeoc.gov/  
You can also find regulations, proposed regulations, guidelines (see below) and cases. 
 
CCH EEOC Decisions – SNELL REFERENCE STACKS KF3464.A59 C6x 
 
CCH Employment Practices Guide – this publication includes decisions from the EEOC as well as State and 
Federal courts) the older decisions are bound and titled Employment Practices Decisions KF 3463 .A6 L33 LAW 
STACKS 
 
EEOC Guidelines/Definitions  
 
Look to statutes and regulations (29 CFR Chapter XIV) and the website (http://www.eeoc.gov/) 
 
EEOC Compliance Manual (CCH) KF3464.A6 E42 LAW STACKS 
 
 
Executive Orders 
 
Federal Register KF70 .A2 LAW STACKS and at GPO Access at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
 
White House Web Site http://www.whitehouse.gov (only archived back to January 2001) 
 
Older Executive Orders can be found in the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States,   
J80 .A283 LAW STACKS it is also available online (back to the first President Bush, 1992) at 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/search.html  The law library only has up to 2002 but the series covers all 
administrations from Herbert Hoover to the present. Snell Library has the complete set at  
J80 .A283 SNELL STACKS 
 
You may also consult the reliable Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. This is available in the Law 
Library at J80 .A284. Also available at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara003.html  Also Full Text available 
1977-2005 from Hein Online. 
 
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Model Materials (model briefs, discovery materials) 
 
American Jurisprudence Trials: an encyclopedic guide to the modern practices, techniques, and tactics used in 
preparing and trying cases, with model programs for the handling of all types of litigation. KF8915 .A74  
LAW STACKS   
 
American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts, 3d series. Text and sample testimony to assist in proving contested facts. 
KF8933 .A42 1988 LAW STACKS   
 
Employee Rights Litigation: Pleading and Practice – Good overview esp. for Title VII Includes sample 
complaints, sample interrogatories, and sample Attorney’s Fees motions. Available on Lexis; File name ERLPAP.   
 
Larson on Employment Discrimination includes analysis of issues of employment discrimination including 
Discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, sex, etc., as well as coverage of the Age Discrimination in 
Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII, etc.  Includes sample documentation: EEOC Forms, 
digest of cases, administrative prerequisites to a court suit, and court procedures.  KF3464 .L37 1994 LAW 
STACKS 
 
 
Massachusetts and Other States 
 
Settlements 
 
Check newspaper stories using Lexis or Westlaw or another local newspaper databases such as the Boston Globe.   
 
LEXIS has a database that includes settlement information. Look at the Lexis file; Combined Verdicts, 
Settlements and Expert Directories; Lexis; public records; EXPRT – includes facts of case, settlement, parties, 
attorneys, judges, etc. 
  
You may also try contacting the participating attorneys for information. 
 
Massachusetts Regulatory Materials 
 
Code of Massachusetts Regulations, KFM2435 1986 A214 LAW STACKS, MCAD also lists their regulations on 
their website http://www.state.ma.us/mcad/
 
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) - Decisions 
 
Practice And Procedure Before The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Goodwin Proctor, 1998 
http://www.goodwinprocter.com/publications/LE_MCAD_04_15_98.pdf
 
Massachusetts Discrimination Law Reporter.  KFM2811.A55 M3 LAW STACKS  
Contains digests and the full text of decisions issued by the Massachusetts Commission Against 
Discrimination, as well as court decisions involving the Commission. 
 
Representing a plaintiff in a wrongful termination case. (MCLE QuickCheck) KFM2734.5.E55 S55 
2001 LAW STACKS 
 
Massachusetts Governor’s Executive Orders 
 
Executive Orders of the Governor of the Commonwealth as published in the Massachusetts Register: Finding List 
Compiled by the Law Library. Boston: Office of the Attorney General, KFM2436 .M313 1998 LAW STACKS   
 
 
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Massachusetts Treatises 
 
Adkins, John F., Handling Employment Law Issues. MCLE, 1999 KFM 2734 .H36 1999 LAW COMPACT 
 
Adkins, John F. and Shilepsky, Nancy S., eds. Massachusetts Employment Law. MCLE, 2003, KFM 2731 .M34 
2003 LAW STACKS 
 
Donoghue, Laurence J., ed., Massachusetts Employment Law Sourcebook 2006. MCLE 2006, KFM 2731 .A3692 
M374 LAW STACKS 
 
Hirsch, Jeffrey L. Labor and Employment in Massachusetts: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations and  
Practices. Lexis Publishing, KFM 2731 .A9 H57 LAW STACKS 
 
Leibowitz, Ann G., ed. Drafting Employment Documents in Massachusetts. Boston: MCLE, 1997 – Suppl. 
KFM 2734 .Z9 D734 LAW STACKS 
 
MCAD Citator. MCLE, 2006, KFM 2734.5 .D5 M33 LAW STACKS 
 
Moriearty, Scott C. et al., Representing Clients Before the MCAD in Employment Cases.  MCLE 2004. 
KFM 2734.5 .D5 M67 2004 LAW STACKS 
 
Moriearty, Scott C., Adkins, John F. and Lipsitz, Susan L. Employment Law. West Group (Massachusetts Practice 
Series), KFM 2480 .M3 vol. 45 2003 LAW STACKS 
 
Schwartz, Robert M. Your Rights on the Job: A Practical Guide to Employment Laws in Massachusetts.  4th ed.  
Boston:  Labor Guild of Boston, 2000, KFM 2731 .S38 2000 LAW RESERVE, LAW STACKS 
 
Shilepsky, Nancy S. and Juliane Balliro ; reviewer, Michael R. Coppock. Representing a Plaintiff in a Wrongful 
Termination Case. 2d ed. MCLE 2001, KFM 2734.5 .E55 S55 2001 LAW STACKS 
 
MCAD Guidelines  
 
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Guidelines http://www.state.ma.us/mcad/shtoc.html
 
Employee Handbooks/Policies for Massachusetts 
 
Donoghue, Laurence J. and Oberstein, Gary J., Employee Handbooks in Massachusetts: Drafting and Enforcing 
Sound Procedures and Policies, National Business Institute. KFM 2734 .D66 2000 LAW STACKS 
 
Damages  
 
McHugh, James F., ed., Damages in Massachusetts Litigation. MCLE. KFM 2490 .D3 D36 1993 (2002 suppl.) 
 
See also the treatises listed above. 
 
Discovery 
 
Lauriat, Peter M., McChesney, S. Elaine, and Gordon, William H. Discovery.  West Group (Massachusetts 
Practice Series), 2001, KFM 2480 .M3 vol. 49 2001 
See also the treatises listed above. 
 
Model Anti-Discrimination Policy for an Employer 
  
Women in the Legal Profession a Keck Clearinghouse - http://womenlaw.stanford.edu/model.policies.html
 
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Provides sample policies on sexual harassment as well as some policy guidelines to consider on Alternative Work 
Arrangements, Parenting Leaves, etc. (geared for the female lawyer but helpful in general as well). 
 
BNA’s Employment Guide (new product) available in print, CD-ROM, and online via BNA’s online 
product (Not available at NU) 
 
Model Sexual Harassment Policy from MCAD http://www.state.ma.us/mcad/harassment.html
 
Resources for Attorney’s Representing Employers/Employees 
 
EEOC FAQ for when a company has a charge filed against them. http://www.eeoc.gov/small/chargesfiled.html
 
EEOC Compliance Manual (BNA) KF 3464 .A6 E42 LAW STACKS  
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/compliance.html  
 
U.S. Dept. of Labor, “How to Comply with Department of Labor Laws and Regulations,” 
http://www.dol.gov/dol/regs/main.htm
 
Perritt, Henry H, Employee Dismissal Law and Practice, 4th ed., Wiley, 1998, KF3471 .P47 1998 LAW STACKS 
 
Pepe, Stephen P and Dunham, Scott H., Avoiding and Defending Wrongful Discharge Claims, 1987-, Clark 
Boardman and Callaghan, 2 vol., looseleaf, includes forms. (Not available at NU) 
 
Perritt, Henry H., Civil Rights in the Workplace, 2d ed. KF3464 .P48 1995 LAW COMPACT (updated to 1997) 
 
Guidelines and Memoranda of Understanding – http://www.lawmemo.com/eeoc/guidelines.htm  provides links to 
EEOC documents as well as links from other governmental sources on employment discrimination such as 
analysis on Executive Orders, policy guidance, FAQ’s, fact sheets, etc  
 
EEOC website http://www.eeoc.gov
 
ABA: Section on Labor and Employment http://www.abanet.org/labor/home.html
 
AARP: Age Discrimination and Employment http://www.aarp.org/  
 
Employment Law Information Network http://www.elinfonet.com/
 
National Employment Lawyers’ Association http://www.nela.org/resources/reference.cfm  
 
U.S. Department of Justice: Civil Rights Division, Employment Litigation Section 
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/emp/faq.html
 
Sample EEOC Forms from Stetson Law School (Florida) http://www.law.stetson.edu/courses/empdis/forms.htm
 
Flow-chart of the path an EEOC Charge could take in the jurisdiction of Florida 
http://www.law.stetson.edu/courses/empdis/chargeprocess.htm
 
City Laws 
 
NYC has city specific laws; most of which are available on the web.  The website of the NYC City Council has a 
searchable version of the laws, see http://www.nyccouncil.info/  
 
New York Law School runs The Center for New York City Law.  This site provides up to the minute access to 
laws, regulations, administrative decisions, etc. see http://www.citylaw.org/
  
 
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The City of Boston Code, contains the city’s compiled codes and ordinances, includes a vast array of city laws 
including Equal Opportunity and Employment Discrimination. There are two sources that must be used in 
conjunction for accuracy. 
 
1. Codification of the Special Laws Relating to the City of Boston or the City of Boston Code, published in 
1975 under the Mayorship of Kevin White. It includes Statutes (a codification of the Special Acts an 
Charter Provisions Relating to the City of Boston); Ordinances (the official text of the Ordinances of the 
City of Boston) and Regulations (a compilation of the rules and regulations relating to Departments of the 
City of Boston). KFX 1131 .A6 1975 LAW RESERVE – see the explanation in the beginning of the book 
for what each category means. 
 
2. City of Boston Code of Ordinances, 2001 edition; published under Mayor Thomas M. Menino, these are 
in loose-leaf format and are published yearly.  The current statutes can be found in the 1975 edition but 
this 2001 edition must be consulted for new enactments (since 1975). LAW RESERVE, KFX1131 .A6 
2001 
The searchable database for the Boston municipal code online is provided by American Legal Publishing at no 
cost. The infobase is current through 2005 c. 9, passed 12-19-05 http://www.amlegal.com/boston_ma/
Laws of Other Massachusetts Cities and Towns 
 
Many codes/bylaws/charters are not available online and must be obtained from the office of the town clerk.  The 
various Internet portals listed below that might prove useful in your search. The town clerk’s office is also a 
treasure trove of other local documents such as mayoral executive orders or legal opinions of the city solicitor or 
town council. If a city or town agency has enacted a particular law you should contact that agency directly. Also, 
Massachusetts’ Attorney General’s library maintains a chronological compilation of town bylaws arranged by 
town in print.   
 
Massachusetts Municipal Association http://www.mma.org
 
State and Local Government on the Net offers some community links at http://www.statelocalgov.net
 
Seattle Public Library has a database of municipal codes. The data is selective but the site also provides links to 
some of the code publishers that often provide the codes that they publish online. 
http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=collection_municodes  
 
Municipal Case Law  
 
Most municipal cases remain unreported.  Some sources for major cases may include… 
 
West’s Massachusetts Digest, 2nd edition KFM2457 .W47 1986 LAW STACKS 
 
Massachusetts Law Reporter, KFM2445.A2 M37 LAW STACKS 
 
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – may report some cases KFM2401 .M35 LAW RESERVE and online 
http://www.slaw.neu.edu/library/license.htm