Mater v. Holley

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• state laws applied within a federal enclave “remained operative as federal law by virtue of the sovereignty of the United States,” resulting in concurrent jurisdiction
• \[A]ny law existing in territory over which the United States has exclusive sovereignty must derive its authority and force from the United States and is for that reason federal law.\

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