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The law of the United
States is derived from the common law of England, which was in force at the time of the Revolutionary War. However, the supreme law of the land in the United States is the United States Constitution and, per the Constitution,
treaties to which the US is a party. These form the basis for federal laws
under the federal constitution in the United States circumscribing the
boundaries of the jurisdiction of federal law and the laws in the fifty U.S.
states and territories.
Unlike the rest of the country, state law in Louisiana is based on the
Napoleonic Code, inherited from its time as a French colony. Puerto Rico is also a civil law
jurisdiction.
See for example:
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