Re: A Sad Day For America: Senate Approves Telco Immunity

[Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org>]

On Wed, Jul 09, 2008 at 06:03:41PM -0700, Jacob Appelbaum wrote:
> What is unclear about the following?
>
> "No bill of attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed." [1][2]
>
> How is this not a text book example of an ex post factor Law?

On June 21st, Jarrod Frates sent a message to funsec on that very
topic, noting different considerations of civil vs. criminal law
and citing Calder v. Bull (1798).  I suggest reading his message
and then that opinion.

---Rsk
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