What is the Source of Law field?

If known, list whether U.S. federal law, an individual state's law, or international laws apply to the situation or lawsuit. This usually requires looking at the sending/suing party's legal claims and noting into what category they fit. You can also consider the source of any defenses that the receiving/defending party has asserted. Note that some cases may include multiple sources of law, particularly if there are claims related to both state and federal law.

The source of law may be noted in related court documents, though it may be difficult to determine if you aren't familiar with the law.

Last updated on November 7th, 2007

   
 
Copyright 2007-09 Citizen Media Law Project and respective authors. Except where otherwise noted,
content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License: Details.
Use of this site is pursuant to our Terms of Use and Privacy Notice.