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United States Jurisdiction Support for Legalis-RS
This module provides Common Law tort support for the United States legal system, including:
- Restatement of Torts (ALI) - Synthesized principles from case law
- Famous tort cases - Landmark precedents (Palsgraf, Donoghue, etc.)
- Stare decisis - Case law precedent system
- State-specific variations - Different legal rules across 50 states
- Choice of Law - Determining which state’s law applies to multi-state disputes
- Uniform Acts - Tracking UCC and other uniform law adoption across states
- Federal-State Relations - Preemption analysis and Commerce Clause
- Professional Licensing - Attorney, physician, and architect licensing across states
- Tax Law Variations - Income, sales, and corporate tax across 51 jurisdictions
§Common Law vs Civil Law
The US legal system (inherited from English Common Law) differs fundamentally from Civil Law systems (Japan, Germany, France) in how legal rules develop:
§Civil Law Approach (大陸法)
Legislature
↓
Code/Statute (e.g., 民法709条, BGB §823, Code civil 1240)
↓
Courts apply statute to cases§Common Law Approach (英米法)
Case 1 → Precedent A
↓
Case 2 cites Case 1 → Refines Precedent A
↓
Case 3 distinguishes → Exception to Precedent A
↓
Restatement synthesizes → § X: Rule A (non-binding)
↓
Case 4 adopts Restatement § X§Key Differences
| Feature | Civil Law | Common Law |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Source | Statutes/Codes | Cases/Precedents |
| Court Role | Apply code | Make law |
| Reasoning | Deductive (code → case) | Analogical (case → case) |
| Binding Force | Statute text | Prior holdings (stare decisis) |
| Flexibility | Low (legislature must amend) | High (courts distinguish) |
§Why This Matters for Legalis-RS
Civil Law modeling uses Statute objects (e.g., 民法709条).
Common Law modeling uses Case objects with precedent_weight().
The same tort concept appears differently:
- Civil Law: Article 709 (statute) → “intent OR negligence”
- Common Law: Palsgraf (case) → “duty to foreseeable plaintiff”
We need both modeling approaches in Legalis-RS.
Re-exports§
pub use cases::donoghue_v_stevenson;pub use cases::garratt_v_dailey;pub use cases::palsgraf_v_long_island;pub use cases::vosburg_v_putney;pub use restatement::battery_as_statute;pub use restatement::iied_as_statute;pub use restatement::products_liability_as_statute;pub use restatement::section_46_iied;pub use restatement::section_158_battery;pub use restatement::section_402a_products_liability;pub use states::registry::CourtStructure;pub use states::registry::GeographicRegion;pub use states::registry::StateMetadata;pub use states::registry::StateRegistry;pub use states::types::CaseReference;pub use states::types::CauseOfAction;pub use states::types::DamagesType;pub use states::types::LegalTopic;pub use states::types::LegalTradition;pub use states::types::StateId;pub use states::types::StateLawVariation;pub use states::types::StateRule;pub use states::types::StatuteReference;pub use choice_of_law::analyzer::ChoiceOfLawApproach;pub use choice_of_law::analyzer::ChoiceOfLawResult;pub use choice_of_law::analyzer::USChoiceOfLawAnalyzer;pub use choice_of_law::factors::ContactingFactor;pub use choice_of_law::factors::USChoiceOfLawFactors;pub use choice_of_law::restatement_first::RestatementFirst;pub use choice_of_law::restatement_first::RestatementFirstResult;pub use choice_of_law::restatement_first::RestatementFirstRule;pub use choice_of_law::restatement_second::RestatementSecond;pub use choice_of_law::restatement_second::RestatementSecondResult;pub use choice_of_law::restatement_second::Section;pub use choice_of_law::restatement_second::Section6Factor;pub use uniform_acts::adoption_status::AdoptionComparison;pub use uniform_acts::adoption_status::AdoptionStatus;pub use uniform_acts::adoption_status::UniformActComparator;pub use uniform_acts::ucc::UCCAdoption;pub use uniform_acts::ucc::UCCArticle;pub use uniform_acts::ucc::UCCTracker;pub use uniform_acts::ucc::UCCVersion;pub use uniform_acts::upa::PartnershipActVersion;pub use uniform_acts::upa::UPAAdoption;pub use uniform_acts::upa::UPATracker;pub use federal::commerce_clause::CommerceClauseAnalysis;pub use federal::commerce_clause::CommerceClauseResult;pub use federal::commerce_clause::DormantCommerceClauseTest;pub use federal::preemption::ConflictPreemptionType;pub use federal::preemption::FieldPreemptionAnalysis;pub use federal::preemption::PreemptionAnalysis;pub use federal::preemption::PreemptionResult;pub use federal::preemption::PreemptionType;pub use professional_licensing::architect::ArchitectLicensing;pub use professional_licensing::architect::NCARBStatus;pub use professional_licensing::architect::can_use_ncarb_certificate;pub use professional_licensing::bar_admission::BarAdmissionRequirements;pub use professional_licensing::bar_admission::MultijurisdictionalPractice;pub use professional_licensing::bar_admission::ProHacViceRules;pub use professional_licensing::bar_admission::UBEStatus;pub use professional_licensing::bar_admission::bar_requirements;pub use professional_licensing::bar_admission::can_transfer_ube_score;pub use professional_licensing::bar_admission::ube_status;pub use professional_licensing::medical::IMLCStatus;pub use professional_licensing::medical::PrescribingAuthority;pub use professional_licensing::medical::TelemedicineRules;pub use professional_licensing::medical::is_imlc_member;pub use professional_licensing::medical::telemedicine_requirements;pub use professional_licensing::types::LicenseStatus;pub use professional_licensing::types::LicenseType;pub use professional_licensing::types::ProfessionalLicense;pub use professional_licensing::types::ReciprocityType;pub use tax::corporate_tax::ApportionmentFormula;pub use tax::corporate_tax::CorporateTaxInfo;pub use tax::corporate_tax::TaxHavenStatus;pub use tax::corporate_tax::apportionment_formula;pub use tax::corporate_tax::corporate_tax_rate;pub use tax::corporate_tax::is_tax_haven;pub use tax::income_tax::IncomeTaxStructure;pub use tax::income_tax::IncomeTaxType;pub use tax::income_tax::TaxBracket;pub use tax::income_tax::has_state_income_tax;pub use tax::income_tax::income_tax_structure;pub use tax::income_tax::no_income_tax_states;pub use tax::sales_tax::NexusType;pub use tax::sales_tax::SalesTaxInfo;pub use tax::sales_tax::SalesTaxNexus;pub use tax::sales_tax::has_sales_tax;pub use tax::sales_tax::post_wayfair_nexus;pub use tax::sales_tax::state_sales_tax_rate;pub use legislative::constitutional::ConstitutionalPrivacyRight;pub use legislative::constitutional::DirectDemocracyPowers;pub use legislative::constitutional::InitiativeReferendumStatus;pub use legislative::constitutional::StateConstitutionalProvisions;pub use legislative::constitutional::constitutional_privacy_right;pub use legislative::constitutional::has_initiative_referendum;pub use legislative::constitutional::state_constitutional_provisions;pub use legislative::policy_tracker::CannabisStatus;pub use legislative::policy_tracker::DataPrivacyLaw;pub use legislative::policy_tracker::PolicyAdoptionTracker;pub use legislative::policy_tracker::RightToRepairStatus;pub use legislative::policy_tracker::cannabis_status;pub use legislative::policy_tracker::comprehensive_privacy_laws;pub use legislative::policy_tracker::has_comprehensive_privacy_law;pub use legislative::policy_tracker::right_to_repair_status;pub use legislative::policy_tracker::states_with_recreational_cannabis;pub use legislative_tracking::Amendment;pub use legislative_tracking::AmendmentBuilder;pub use legislative_tracking::AmendmentStatus;pub use legislative_tracking::AmendmentType;pub use legislative_tracking::Bill;pub use legislative_tracking::BillBuilder;pub use legislative_tracking::BillPriority;pub use legislative_tracking::BillSimilarity;pub use legislative_tracking::BillStatus;pub use legislative_tracking::Chamber;pub use legislative_tracking::Committee;pub use legislative_tracking::CommitteeBuilder;pub use legislative_tracking::CommitteeHearing;pub use legislative_tracking::CommitteeReport;pub use legislative_tracking::CommitteeType;pub use legislative_tracking::LegislativeSession;pub use legislative_tracking::LegislativeSessionBuilder;pub use legislative_tracking::Legislator;pub use legislative_tracking::SessionType;pub use legislative_tracking::StateLegislativeComparator;pub use legislative_tracking::UniformLawAdoption;pub use reasoning::ComplianceStatus;pub use reasoning::LegalAnalysis;pub use reasoning::LegalReasoningEngine;pub use reasoning::ReasoningError;pub use reasoning::ReasoningResult;pub use reasoning::ReasoningStep;pub use reasoning::RiskLevel;pub use reasoning::UsEvaluationContext;pub use reasoning::Violation;pub use reasoning::ViolationSeverity;pub use reasoning::all_federal_statutes;pub use reasoning::employment_statutes;pub use reasoning::tax_statutes;pub use securities::AccreditationBasis;pub use securities::AccreditedInvestor;pub use securities::BlueSkyCompliance;pub use securities::Exemption;pub use securities::HoweyTestAnalysis;pub use securities::Issuer;pub use securities::IssuerType;pub use securities::Offering;pub use securities::OfferingType;pub use securities::QualifiedInstitutionalBuyer;pub use securities::RegistrationStatus;pub use securities::RegulationDRule;pub use securities::SecuritiesError;pub use securities::Security;pub use securities::SecurityType;pub use securities::validate_accredited_investor;pub use securities::validate_howey_test;pub use securities::validate_registration;pub use securities::validate_regulation_d;pub use bankruptcy::BankruptcyCase;pub use bankruptcy::BankruptcyChapter;pub use bankruptcy::BankruptcyError;pub use bankruptcy::ClaimPriority;pub use bankruptcy::ClaimType;pub use bankruptcy::Creditor;pub use bankruptcy::Debtor;pub use bankruptcy::DebtorType;pub use bankruptcy::Discharge;pub use immigration::GreenCardApplication;pub use immigration::ImmigrationStatus;pub use immigration::NaturalizationApplication;pub use immigration::VisaCategory;pub use immigration::validate_naturalization_5year;pub use antitrust::AntitrustViolation;pub use antitrust::CompetitiveConcern;pub use antitrust::ConcentrationLevel;pub use antitrust::HsrFiling;pub use antitrust::MarketPower;pub use antitrust::MergerAnalysis;pub use antitrust::MonopolyAnalysis;
Modules§
- antitrust
- Antitrust Law Module (Sherman Act, Clayton Act, FTC Act)
- bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy Law Module (Bankruptcy Code Title 11)
- cases
- Famous Tort Cases in Common Law
- choice_
of_ law - US Choice of Law Module
- federal
- Federal-State Boundary Analysis
- immigration
- Immigration Law Module (Immigration and Nationality Act)
- legislative
- This module tracks policy adoption and constitutional provisions across US states.
- legislative_
tracking - Legislative Tracking System
- professional_
licensing - Professional Licensing Across US States
- reasoning
- Legal Reasoning Engine for US Law.
- restatement
- Restatement of Torts (American Law Institute)
- securities
- Securities Law Module (Securities Act 1933, Securities Exchange Act 1934)
- states
- State-specific legal variations for the United States.
- tax
- State Tax Law Variations Across the United States
- uniform_
acts - US Uniform Acts Tracker