Justice Scalia, with whom Justice Thomas joins, concurring in the judgment. AlS the proliferation of opinions indicates, this is a most difficult case. I agree with the Court’s conclusion that the Assimilative Crimes Act (ACA), 18 U. S. C. § 13 (a), does not incorporate Louisiana’s first-degree murder statute into the criminal law governing federal enclaves in that State.…
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