Help with Forensic HW? (7 types of US laws)?

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I know the 7 types of laws, but what would a quick description of each be (I already know Criminal so I left that one out) ?
US Constitution, Statutory, Common, Civil, Equity, Administrative.
 
U.S. Constitution--Fourth Amendment protections against searches and seizures; Supreme Court interpretations of the law.

Statutory = laws enacted by the legislature; MUST be within limits of Constitution to be valid

Common = another word for case law

Civil = non-criminal

Administrative = EPA regulations, FDA rules, FAA regulations, etc.

Equity--I know what this is, but can't think of a good way to explain it.

Hope this helps,
--Reggie
 
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