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13 unusual facts about Law of the United States


Abel P. Upshur

Abel Parker Upshur (June 17, 1790 – February 28, 1844) was an American lawyer, judge and politician from Virginia.

Anesthesia provision in the United States

It has been established that, under US law, anesthesia is both the practice of medicine and nursing.

Constantine Joseph Smyth

Constantine Joseph Smyth (December 4, 1859 – April 14, 1924) was an American lawyer and politician.

George E. Hinman

George Elijah Hinman (May 7, 1870–March 19, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Connecticut.

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

In the same year, the Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed into United States federal law.

Imprisonment of Roger Shuler

The imprisonment of Roger Shuler is an event in United States jurisprudence which attracted some notice both nationally and internationally for its application of prior restraint, unusual under American law.

John Milton Niles

Born in Windsor, Connecticut, Niles received a common school education and studied law.

Kenneth Marra

Kenneth A. Marra (born 1951) is an American lawyer and judge.

Lewis L. Morgan

Lewis Lovering Morgan (March 2, 1876 – June 10, 1950) was an American lawyer and politician from Covington, Louisiana.

Memorandum opinion

In United States legal practice, a memorandum opinion (or memorandum decision) is a judicial opinion that does not create precedent, persuasive or mandatory in some jurisdictions.

Prairie Parkway

Friends of the Fox River and Citizens Against the Sprawlway filed a lawsuit on March 25, 2009 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago against the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for violating Federal law in how it approved the Prairie Parkway project.

Raymond Eugene Plummer

Raymond Eugene Plummer (March 27, 1913 – December 26, 1987) was an American lawyer and judge.

Safety orange

Safety orange is the same color as blaze orange, the shade of orange (Color No. 12199) required by United States law (U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade, Section 1150.3) to be on the tips of barrels of replica guns such as airsoft guns, and cap or toy guns.


Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act

The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) is a United States federal law, enacted in 2004, that allows two classes of persons—the "qualified law enforcement officer" and the "qualified retired law enforcement officer"—to carry a concealed firearm in any jurisdiction in the United States, regardless of state or local laws, with certain exceptions.

Maurice M. Paul

Maurice Mitchell Paul (born 1932) is an American lawyer and a current judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

University of Aberdeen School of Law

The course examines comparison of U.S. and U.K. law, and is taught by Scottish and American tutors.