Federal Enclave Law

Written by retired Assistant U.S. Attorney Roger Haines, this is the first treatise on federal enclave law since the government's 1957 Interdepartmental Report. It comprehensively organizes the case law, and explains where the 1957 Report went wrong, in clear, understandable language. It also discusses recent cases holding that, contrary to 100 years of interpretation, some National Forests in North Carolina, Oklahoma and Michigan are under concurrent enclave jurisdiction. The book includes a description of enclaves by federal agency, and particular State laws that apply (or do not yet apply) to federal enclaves, including wage and hour law, whistleblower and anti-discrimination laws, and right to work laws. Criminal topics include the Assimilative Crimes Act, the Posse Comitatus Act, and the Federal Crimes Act of 1790. A chapter is devoted to the the relation of the Enclave Clause to the Supremacy Clause. There is also a detailed description of the checkerboard of enclave jurisdiction on federal property in the Southern District of California. The book is hardcover, 334 pp., including 20 colored jurisdictional maps of Navy properties and an extensive Descriptive Word Index.