Springsteen has a date in an obscure court where drinking, speeding and lewdness are often on the docket Updated Feb 14, 2021; Posted Feb 13, 2021 Facebook Share They call it enclave court. It’s where you go for low-level offenses like speeding, traffic violations or DWI, when they have been committed in a federal enclave like the Gateway National Recreation area. And that’s where Bruce Springsteen will have his day in court. “It is essentially municipal court in the federal courthouse,” explained defense attorney Lee Vartan of Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi in West Orange. Federal properties like Gateway or Fort Dix have jurisdiction over state offenses that occur in their areas. While adjudicated through the federal courts, the kind of cases heard in enclave court are typically traffic offenses, possession of small amounts of marijuana, DWI — and at Sandy Hook, often public lewdness on the beaches there.