Did you ever wonder why Yogi Bear’s only concern about stealing “pic-a-nic” baskets was what the Ranger would do if he caught Yogi red-handed?

Now we know. Even though stealing “pic-a-nic” baskets might be a crime under federal law, there is a place where you can get away with it: The 50 square miles of Yellowstone National Park which are located in Idaho.

According to Assoc. Law Professor Brian Kalt, the intersection of the Constitution’s 6th Amendment vicinage requirement and the creation of Districts of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming has created not one, but two, anomalous zones in which state and federal laws may be broken with something approaching impunity. It also shows us why it is important that everyone knows and understands the laws which govern them.

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