Stay Updated on Social Law's Policy Regarding COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

(March 24, 2020)To stay updated on Social Law's COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) policies and response please visit https://socialaw.com/coronavirus-updates. Read Full Article

COVID-19 Resources

The Social Law Library is closed to patrons at this time, but the Reference Staff is still answering research requests and assisting with online research. For now there are staff onsite to assist with scanning and shipping books, and should the situation change the Reference Staff will still have access to many databases that are typically available onsite only (Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg Law) to pull documents and perform research for our members, thanks to the cooperation of these vendors. Read Full Article

Letter to the Bar from Chief Justice Ralph. D. Gants

Read a Letter to the Bar from Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants. Read Full Article

Trial Court Issues Emergency Administrative Order ​Concerning Emergency Protection Orders (3/19)

BOSTON, MA -- In accordance with the Order issued by the Supreme Judicial Court on March 17, 2020, and the departmental Trial Court Standing Orders issued on the same date, Trial Court Chief Justice Paula M. Carey has issued Trial Court Emergency Administrative Order 20-5: Modified Procedures Concerning Protection Orders as a Result of COVID-19. Read Full Article

Keep Up With Emergency Regulations with Social Law Notifications.

As the Covid-19 emergency goes on Massachusetts state agencies will be issuing emergency regulations affecting businesses and consumers. Social Law members can subscribe to regular notifications with the full text of emergency regulations as they appear in the Massachusetts Register. The Library generally sends out these notifications the Friday that the Register is published. To subscribe click here: http://phplist.socialaw.com/?p=subscribe&id=1 Read Full Article