Puerto Rico v. Branstad

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Puerto Rico v. Branstad is a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held federal courts can compel state governors to comply with interstate extradition requests under the Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
extradition case
federal courts case
category United States Supreme Court cases
United States constitutional case law
United States criminal procedure case law
United States federalism case law
citation 483 U.S. 219
clarified enforceability of the Extradition Clause
power of federal courts to issue mandamus against state officials
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted Article IV, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution
Extradition Clause of the United States Constitution
linked to: Extradition Clause
country United States
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionDate 1987-06-23
decisionType unanimous decision
effect Eliminated governor discretion to refuse otherwise valid extradition requests
Made extradition obligations judicially enforceable in federal court
fullCaseName Puerto Rico v. Branstad
holding Federal courts can compel state governors to comply with interstate extradition requests
Federal courts have authority to enforce the Extradition Clause against state governors
involvesParty Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
linked to: Puerto Rico

State of Iowa
linked to: Iowa

Terry E. Branstad
linked to: Tom Vilsack
issue Whether federal courts can order a state governor to comply with an extradition request
jurisdiction federal question jurisdiction
language English
legalSubject Extradition Clause
extradition
federal jurisdiction
federalism
opinionOfTheCourtBy Thurgood Marshall
overruled Kentucky v. Dennison
overruledHoldingOf Kentucky v. Dennison
petitioner Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
linked to: Puerto Rico
precedentFor cases involving enforcement of interstate extradition
cases on federal court power over state executives
relatedCase Kentucky v. Dennison
Michigan v. Doran
relatedDoctrine mandamus
supremacy of federal law over state officials
respondent Governor of Iowa
Terry E. Branstad
linked to: Tom Vilsack
result Reversed lower court decision that denied enforcement of extradition
subjectMatter interstate extradition
relationship between federal and state authority
yearDecided 1987

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Extradition Clause interpretedInCase Puerto Rico v. Branstad
Kentucky v. Dennison overruledBy Puerto Rico v. Branstad
Kentucky v. Dennison subsequentHistory its limitation on federal power to compel extradition was overturned in Puerto Rico v. Branstad
linked to: Puerto Rico v. Branstad
Kentucky v. Dennison relatedCase Puerto Rico v. Branstad
Puerto Rico v. Branstad fullCaseName Puerto Rico v. Branstad