All three branches of government--judicial, legislative, and executive--promulgate law at both the state and federal levels. Laws from the judicial branch are from judicial opinions, or holdings. Laws from the legislative branch are passed by either the state or federal legislature (i.e., Congress) and are known as statutes. Laws from the executive branch come in the form of state or federal regulations, and executive orders.

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The graphic below provides an overview of the three branches of government and examples of laws from each branch and each level with their respective citations.