A law that is enacted by the legislative body of the U.S. Government. At the Federal level of the U.S. Government, a statute will go through the process to be enacted in the U.S. Code that consists of passing 3 publishing acts. 

Statute

A law that is formed from judicial decisions rather than originating from a statute. A decision will be made using the practice of precedent which is based off the principle of ‘Stare Decisis’. Sometimes referred to as 'common law'.

Case Law (Common Law / Judicial Precedent)

This is a regulation created by Federal, State, and local agencies that are related to the executive branch. A regulation that is passed by an appropriate agency will be added to the Code of Federal Regulations.

Regulatory Law

The United States categorization of laws. 


Michigan State University

The type or categorization of law that was passed

Categories of law

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