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The law of the United States consists of many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the United States Constitution, the foundation of the federal government of the United States. In the United States, acts of Congress are designated as either public laws, relating to the general public, or private laws, relating to specific institutions or individuals. Federal law is the body of law created by the federal government of a country. In the study of political science the executive branch of government is that part of government that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy. Case law is the reported decisions of selected appellate and other courts (called courts of first impression) which make new interpretations of the law and, therefore, can be cited as precedents in a process known as stare decisis. Stare decisis is the legal principle by which judges are obliged to respect the precedents established by prior decisions. The United States federal courts comprises the Judiciary Branch of government organized under the Constitution and laws of the federal government of the United States. Federalism in the United States is the evolving relationship between U.S. state governments and the federal government of the United States. Striking similarities exist between the supremacy clause and the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In law, a contract is an agreement between two or more parties which, if it contains the elements of a valid legal agreement, is enforceable by law or by binding arbitration. Tort is the French word for a wrong. A tort is a non-contractual, non-criminal wrongdoing. Criminal law, or penal law, is the bodies of rules with the potential for severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply. English law is the legal system of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth countries and the United States. United States constitutional law defines the scope and application of the terms of the Constitution. Statutory law or statute law is written law, as opposed to oral or customary law, set down by a legislature. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal judiciary.

American Bar Association
Welcome to the American Bar Association, the largest voluntary professional association in the world. With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public.

American Association for Justice
The Mission of the American Association for Justice is to promote a fair and effective justice system. and to support the work of attorneys in their efforts to ensure that any person who is injured by the misconduct or negligence of others can obtain justice in America’s courtrooms.