Interstate Interstate RelationsRelations

Interstate CompactsInterstate Compacts

A.A. An agreement between 2 or more An agreement between 2 or more statesstates

Art. 1 Sec. 10: no state can enter into Art. 1 Sec. 10: no state can enter into agreement/compact with another state agreement/compact with another state without the consent of congresswithout the consent of congress

Full Faith and CreditFull Faith and Credit

A.A. Valid documents & recordsValid documents & records

B.B. ExceptionsExceptions1.1. Only civil- not criminalOnly civil- not criminal

2.2. States granting divorcesStates granting divorcesa.a. Williams v. North Carolina: Williams v. North Carolina:

must obtain divorce in state must obtain divorce in state you resideyou reside

Full Faith and CreditFull Faith and Credit

C.C. Extradition: criminal Extradition: criminal returned back to returned back to the state where he the state where he or she has or she has committed a crimecommitted a crime

Privileges & ImmunitiesPrivileges & Immunities

Art. 4 sec. 2 clause 1: No state can draw Art. 4 sec. 2 clause 1: No state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its unreasonable distinctions between its own residents & those who live in other own residents & those who live in other statesstates

Examples: contracts, licenses, buy/rent, Examples: contracts, licenses, buy/rent, marriage, etc.marriage, etc.

Can’t make stipulationsCan’t make stipulations

1.1. Hicklin v. Orbeck (1978) – can’t make a Hicklin v. Orbeck (1978) – can’t make a law to hire residents over non-residentslaw to hire residents over non-residents

2.2. Can be reasonable: higher tuition, Can be reasonable: higher tuition, higher hunting/fishing licenses, etc.higher hunting/fishing licenses, etc.

3.3. Saenz v. Roe (1999) – can travel from Saenz v. Roe (1999) – can travel from one state to anotherone state to another