For questions specific to the United States as a whole, or that span multiple state jurisdictions. If your question is related to a specific state then you should use that state's tag instead (or as well).
Courts:
In the United States, individual states have significant independence from the federal government, particularly in the area of their respective legal codes (ref. "dual sovereignty"). If your question concerns a specific state jurisdiction, include the tag for that state as well as (or instead of) the "united-states" tag.
