The U.S. Legal and Judicial Systems
Laws are the codified rules of behavior enforced by a society. In the United States, laws fall into three broad categories according to their origins: common, statutory, and regulatory.
Types of Law
Law in the United States originated primarily with English common law. U.S. law includes the U.S. Constitution, state constitutions, federal and state statutes, municipal ordinances, administrative agency rules and regulations, executive orders, and court decisions.
Common Law
Court decisions follow precedents, or the decisions of previous cases. Following precedent lends stability to the law by basing judicial decisions on cases anchored in similar facts. ...
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