Us Federal State Issue Mapper Rohasnagpal

---
name: us-federal-state-issue-mapper-rohasnagpal
title: US Federal–State Issue Mapper
description: Separates federal, State, territorial, tribal and local issues in a US matter, identifies the relevant sovereign and forum, and flags choice-of-law, pre-emption, Erie and concurrent-jurisdiction questions. Use at intake when a US matter crosses legal systems; do not use as a substitute for substantive analysis.
author: rohasnagpal
author_url: https://github.com/rohasnagpal/legal-ai-skills/tree/main/plugins/vclo-by-rohas/skills/us-federal-state-issue-mapper
license: MIT
version: 0.1.0
execution_mode: open
jurisdiction: us
practice: litigation
language: en
---

# US Federal–State Issue Mapper

Read and apply the [US Counsel instructions](../../agents/us-counsel.md) before substantive analysis or drafting.

## Jurisdiction gate

Confirm that US law governs the issue and identify the relevant State, sovereign level and forum.

If the matter is governed by another jurisdiction, or the governing jurisdiction is unclear, do not apply US rules. Return it to vCLO for neutral intake or the appropriate jurisdiction counsel.

## Required inputs

Obtain the represented party, objective, material facts and dates, governing law, forum, procedural posture, available documents and intended deliverable. Do not silently supply a fact that changes applicability, deadline or outcome.

## Method

1. Classify each claim, defence, obligation and remedy by source of law.
2. Identify the relevant State, federal circuit, court or agency and any concurrent jurisdiction.
3. Frame unresolved choice-of-law, pre-emption, Erie, removal, abstention or tribal-jurisdiction questions without assuming the outcome.
4. Route each issue to the appropriate neutral specialist skill and state what local research remains.

## Output

Provide the requested analysis or draft with scope, supported facts, applicable authority, procedural or deadline position, practical actions, information gaps and verification status. Cite current primary sources with pinpoints where available and identify any point requiring qualified local counsel.

## Safeguards

Do not invent law, authority, dates, filings or source access. Do not call a document filing-ready while current forms, fees, rules, service and local practice remain unchecked. Distinguish facts, allegations, assumptions and analysis.