I can’t understand why the major news outlets keep questioning whether Trump can be extradited to New York if he is indicted there and the governor of another state refuses to sign an order.
If New York files an indictment against Trump and Florida’s Republican governor refuses to sign an extradition order to New York, what happens? Can New York seize any holdings Trump has there?
In 1987, the court reversed its decision under Kentucky v. Dennison. The case involved an Iowan, Ronald Calder, who struck a married couple near Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The husband survived but the wife, who was eight months pregnant, did not. While on bail, Ronald Calder fled to his home state of Iowa.
The governor of Iowa refused to extradite Calder, and the governor of Puerto Rico filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in U.S. District Court. The court rejected it, ruling that, under Dennison, the governor of Iowa was not obligated to return Calder. The Supreme Court, overruling its existing precedent, reversed, ruling unanimously that the federal courts did indeed have the power to enforce a writ of mandamus.
