They are referring to the same thing. The Federal Government makes the US Law.
The US constitution is the supreme law of the land. Following that, Federal law is supreme (or controlling).
If you break a federal law (a law that is set by US Statutes and NOT by state statute) your case will be heard in Federal Court.
Federal law comes first and then state law as said in the constitution.
While not a US citizen, It is my understanding that where federal law has jurisdiction, it is supreme, state law would need to change to meet the federal requirements. Yes, the Federal Law trumps the state law.
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Federal law enforcement officers and federal judges are paid by the federal government out of the US treasury.
No, there are misdemeanor federal criminal offenses, and also LOTS of civil law statutes.
Read the US Constitution . . Powers not specifically granted to the Federal Government are reserved to the States. (paraphrased)
The order of the ladder of laws in the US according to the supremacy clause is: The Federal Constitution, Federal Law, Federal Treaty, State Constitution, State law, and Local Law.
In the US, 1790.
In 2003 Carletta Sims was reinstated by the federal courts.