Law of the United States

legal regime of the United States of America at all levels of government

An overview of the legal penalty in the United States

the right to refuse to answer questions from law enforcement officers or court officials

national foreign policy

in common law jurisdictions, main legal advisor to the government

legal doctrine used for racial segregation in the United States

legal officer authenticating the legal documents emanating from the court

termination of a pregnancy in the United States

standing committee of the United States Senate

provision in which existing cases are exempt from a new rule which will apply to future cases

in the United States, represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses

Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives

institutional corruption in the United States of America

casinos, bingo halls, and other gambling operations on Indian reservations or other tribal land in the United States

publicat de Institutul American de Drept ca rafinamente academice ale dreptului literelor negre

in English law, originally a provision by which clergymen were outside the jurisdiction of secular courts; later, a legal fiction through which first-time offenders receive lesser sentences for some crimes

veto that takes effect without explicit action

lawyer appointed to investigate, and potentially prosecute, a particular case of suspected wrongdoing for which a conflict of interest exists for the usual prosecuting authority (United States)

type of post-graduate academic degree program

act of obstructing the work of the United States Congress or one of its committees

Legal obligations mothers are entitled to

rangeland where cattle roam freely regardless of land ownership