☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Ex Post Facto Clause

The constitutional prohibition against retroactive criminal laws — Congress and states may not pass laws that criminalize conduct after the fact, increase punishment retroactively, or alter evidence rules to disadvantage defendants.

Category: Constitutional Law
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