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'''''Ex post facto''''' are twice explicitly forbidden under the [[U.S. Constitution]].
'''''Ex post facto''''' laws are twice explicitly forbidden under the [[U.S. Constitution]].


Article I, § 9 forbids the federal government from passing ''ex post facto'' laws.
Article I, § 9 forbids the federal government from passing ''ex post facto'' laws.


Article I, [[Constitution_of_the_United_States#Clause_1:_Contract_Clause|§ 10]], forbids States from passing ''ex post facto'' laws.
Article I, [[Constitution_of_the_United_States#Clause_1:_Contract_Clause|§ 10]], forbids States from passing ''ex post facto'' laws.

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Ex post facto laws are twice explicitly forbidden under the U.S. Constitution.

Article I, § 9 forbids the federal government from passing ex post facto laws.

Article I, § 10, forbids States from passing ex post facto laws.