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Interstate Relations in U.S. Law: Full Faith & Credit and State Obligations

Explore essential concepts in U.S. interstate relations, such as Full Faith & Credit, Privileges & Immunities, and Extradition. Understand how states recognize each other's laws, legal proceedings, and rights of citizens, while also addressing reasonable discrimination practices. Learn about the responsibility of governors in extradition cases and the Supreme Court's rulings in such matters.

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Interstate Relations in U.S. Law: Full Faith & Credit and State Obligations

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  1. Relations Among States

  2. Full Faith & Credit • Each state must recognize the laws and legal proceedings of other states • Civil Law ONLY not criminal law • Public Acts: civil laws passed by state legislatures • Records: mortgages, deeds, car registrations, marriages • Judicial Proceedings: Ex. Judgments to pay debts

  3. Privileges & Immunities • One state may not discriminate unreasonably against citizens of another state • No complete list BUT includes: • Right to pass through or live in any state • Use the courts & make contracts • Buy, sell, hold property • Marry • States may make reasonable discrimination against non-residents • Ex. Higher out-of-state tuition rates at state colleges

  4. Extradition • Removal/return of an escaped criminal back to the state where the crime occurred • Governor of the state is responsible for this • Supreme Court: ruled that a governor is not required to return the fugitive • Federal crime to flee one state to another to avoid prosecution of a felony

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