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CRS Annotated Constitution

CRS Annotated Constitution

ARTICLE IV831
STATES’ RELATIONS831
Section 1.Full Faith and Credit831
SOURCES AND EFFECT OF THIS PROVISION831
Private International Law831
JUDGMENTS: EFFECT TO BE GIVEN IN FORUM STATE832
In General832
Jurisdiction: A Prerequisite to Enforcement of Judgments837
Judgments in Personam837
Service on Foreign Corporations838
Service on Nonresident Motor Vehicle Owners839
Judgments in Rem839
Divorce Decrees: Domicile as the Jurisdictional Prerequisite840
Divorce Suit: In Rem or in Personam; Judicial Indecision841
Williams I and Williams II842
Cases Following Williams II844
Claims for Alimony or Property in Forum State846
Decrees Awarding Alimony, Custody of Children848
Status of the Law850
Other Types of Decrees851
Probate Decrees851
Adoption Decrees852
Garnishment Decrees852
Penal Judgments: Types Entitled to Recognition853
Fraud as a Defense to Suits on Foreign Judgments853
RECOGNITION OF RIGHTS BASED UPON CONSTITUTIONS, STATUTES, COMMON LAW854
Development of the Modern Rule854
Transitory Actions: Death Statutes856
Actions Upon Contract857
Stockholder Corporation Relationship858
Fraternal Benefit Society: Member Relationship858
Insurance Company, Building and Loan Association: Contractual Relationships859
Workmen’s Compensation Statutes861
Full Faith and Credit and Statutes of Limitation863
FULL FAITH AND CREDIT: MISCELLANY863
Full Faith and Credit in Federal Courts863
Evaluation Of Results Under Provision864
SCOPE OF POWERS OF CONGRESS UNDER PROVISION866
JUDGMENTS OF FOREIGN STATES866
ARTICLE IV867
STATES’ RELATIONS867
Section 2.Interstate Comity867
Clause 1.State Citizenship: Privileges and Immunities867
STATE CITIZENSHIP: PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES867
Origin and Purpose867
How Implemented870
Citizens of Each State870
Corporations871
All Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the Several States871
Discrimination in Private Rights874
Access to Courts875
Taxation876
Clause 2.Interstate Rendition877
INTERSTATE RENDITION878
Duty to Surrender Fugitives From Justice878
Fugitive From Justice: Defined879
Procedure for Removal879
Trial of Fugitives After Removal880
Clause 3.Fugitives from Labor881
FUGITIVES FROM LABOR881
ARTICLE IV881
STATES’ RELATIONS881
Section 3.Admission of New States to Union; Property of United States881
DOCTRINE OF THE EQUALITY OF STATES881
Judicial Proceedings Pending on Admission of New States885
Property Rights of States to Soil Under Navigable Waters886
PROPERTY AND TERRITORY: POWERS OF CONGRESS PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES888
Methods of Disposing Thereof888
Public Lands: Federal and State Powers Thereover888
Territories: Powers of Congress Thereover890
ARTICLE IV891
STATES’ RELATIONS891
GUARANTEE OF REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT891