Federal law is the body of law created by the federal government of a country. A federal government is formed when a group of political units, such as...

foundation of the federal government of the United States, as well as various civil liberties. The Constitution sets out the boundaries of federal law, which consists...

Federal common law is a term of United States law used to describe common law that is developed by the federal courts, instead of by the courts of the...

The federal government of the United States empowers a wide range of federal law enforcement agencies (informally known as the "Feds") to maintain law and...

than one level. The United States has five basic tiers of law enforcement jurisdiction: federal, state, county, municipality, and special jurisdiction (tribal...

A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a special or local police/sheriffs, state troopers, and federal police...

In the federal division of power, the federal government shares sovereignty with each of the 50 states in their respective territories. U.S. law recognizes...

Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (‹See Tfd›German: Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is the constitution of the Federal Republic...

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC, pronounced /ˈflɛtsi/) serves as an interagency law enforcement training body for 105 United States...

(formally the Code of Laws of the United States of America) is the official codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United...

Federation." Courts are guided by the Constitution and it trumps federal and local laws. Few amendments have been made to the Constitution since its adoption...

establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the "supreme Law of the Land", and thus take...

Federal Constitutional Law is the core of the Austrian Constitution. Federal Constitutional Law may also refer to: German constitutional law, a body of...

Federal law is the body of law created by the federal government of a country. Federal law may also refer to: Federal Law (United States), a body of law...

sworn law enforcement officers have been serving in the United States. About 137,000 of those officers work for federal law enforcement agencies. Law enforcement...

instances of violent crime, the Act expanded federal law in several ways. One of the most noted sections was the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Other parts of the...

Offenses under United States federal law are grouped into different classes according to the maximum term of imprisonment defined within the statute for...

The Federal Protective Service (FPS) is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It is also "the federal...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement...

States (both the federal system and 49 of its 50 states), and Zimbabwe. According to Black's Law Dictionary common law is "The body of law derived from judicial...

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action...

provincial and federal governments. Matters under federal jurisdiction include criminal law, trade and commerce, banking, and immigration. The federal government...

Megan's Law is the name for a federal law (and informal name for subsequent state laws) in the United States requiring law enforcement authorities to make...

The Federal Law on Refugees and Exiles (‹See Tfd›German: Gesetz über die Angelegenheiten der Vertriebenen und Flüchtlinge, lit. 'Law on the affairs of...

provincial body. Federal prisons are used for convicts who violated federal law (U.S., Mexico), inmates considered dangerous (Brazil), or those sentenced...

discrimination law in the United States derives from the common law, and is codified in numerous state, federal, and local laws. These laws prohibit discrimination...

into law by the president. Prosecution happens at both the federal and the state levels (based on the Dual sovereignty doctrine) and so a "federal crime"...

independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws. Forty-four states have...

(USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States. The Marshals Service serves as the enforcement and security arm of the U.S. federal judiciary...

involve disputes between residents of different states, questions of federal law, or federal crimes. Unlike the U.S. Supreme Court, which was expressly established...