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The US isn't old enough to have old laws.
by openfuture 7y ago
The US isn't old enough to have old laws.
- howard941 7y agoThat's why many states expressly import the common law from Old Blighty as they existed on independence day, Louisiana's civilian law preferences excepted. My own state's example discussed at https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/About-the-Court/History-of-Florida-Law https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/About-the-Court/History-...