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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. | ||
==Types of cases== | |||
Currently, SCOTUS has interpreted ex post facto laws as applicable to criminal cases but not civil proceedings (''[[Calder v. Bull]]'' (1798)). | |||
Revision as of 17:02, December 30, 2022
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.
Types of cases
Currently, SCOTUS has interpreted ex post facto laws as applicable to criminal cases but not civil proceedings (Calder v. Bull (1798)).
