People in the USA tend to think that the country has only one set of laws, but in addition to 49 states with generally similar civil and criminal law, we also h

People in the USA tend to think that the country has only one set of laws, but in addition to 49 states with generally similar civil and criminal law, we also have Louisiana, with a system of law which descends from the Napoleonic Code, and arbitration agreements found in many contracts and ToSes. In addition, many religious organizations tend to view their systems of canon law as having primacy before state or federal law, and educational entities which take the same view toward their codes of conduct, preferring to act _in loco parentis_ rather than deferring to state authorities.