Interstate Relations

Interstate Compacts – These are state agreements with other states or foreign nations Example: GA, FL, and AL have an interstate compact on water usage from the Chattahoochee River New York and Canada have an interstate compact on the use and care of Niagara Falls. – There are approximately 200+ interstate compacts in force today.

Full Faith and Credit –S–States must honor one another’s public acts, public records, and judicial proceedings. Example: Marriage licenses and birth certificates –E–Exceptions: The Full Faith and Credit Clause only applies to civil, not criminal matters

Extradition – The legal process where a fugitive from one state is hiding in another state. The state he’s hiding in is going to turn him back over the state that he’s wanted in.

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Governors used to sometimes refuse to return fugitives to another state, but since 1987, the Supreme Court has held that unwilling governments must comply with an extradition order issued by a federal court.

Privileges and Immunities – A resident of one state may not be discriminated against unreasonably by another state. Example: buying a house – All citizens must obey the laws of all other States while in those States Example: speed limits – States can make reasonable distinctions against residents of other States Example: – higher hunting and fishing license fees for non-residents – Out-of-state tuition fees at colleges and universities