Public Records Resources
Public Records Training Info
A Guide to Mass. Public Records Law (PDF)
- Initial Response to a Request for Public Records (MP4)
- Initial Response to a Request for Public Records (MP4)
- Initial Response to a Request for Public Records Flow Chart (PDF)
Frequently Cited Public Records Law Cases
- Antell v. Attorney Gen., 52 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (2001).
- Attorney Gen. v. Ass’t Comm’r of Real Property Dep’t, 380 Mass. 623 (1980).
- Attorney Gen. v. Collector of Lynn, 377 Mass. 151 (1979).
- Bougas v. Chief of Police of Lexington, 371 Mass. 59 (1976).
- Brogan v. School Comm. Of Westport, 401 Mass. 306 (1987).
- Dist. Attorney for the Northern Dist. v. Flatley, 419 Mass. 507 (1995).
- Doe v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles, 26 Mass. App. Ct. 415 (1998).
- George W. Prescott Publishing Co. v. Register of Probate for Norfolk County., 395 Mass. 274 (1985).
- Globe Newspaper Co. v. Police Comm’r, 419 Mass. 852 (1995).
- Globe Newspaper Co. v. Chief Medical Examiner, 404 Mass. 132 (1989).
- Globe Newspaper v. Boston Retirement Bd., 388 Mass. 427 (1983).
- Globe v. City of Boston (May 9, 2016) (PDF)
- Globe v. Exec. Office of Admin. and Finance (June 14, 2013) (PDF)
- Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. v. Appeals Court, 372 Mass. 539 (1977).
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) v. Dep’t of Agric. Res., 477 Mass. 280 (2017).
- Reinstein v. Police Comm’r of Boston, 378 Mass. 281 (1979).
- Suffolk Construction Co. v. Div. of Capital Asset Mgmt, 449 Mass. 444 (2007).
- Torres v. Attorney Gen., 391 Mass. 1 (1984).
- Wakefield Teachers Ass’n v. School Commitee of Wakefield, 431 Mass. 792 (2000).
- Worcester Telegram and Gazette v. Chief of Police of Worcester, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 1 (2003).