Asked by ruth

What is the name of a law that makes something a crime after the fact? (Hint: This law is banned by the Constitution.)

Responses

habeas corpus law

habeas corpus law

law of attainder

law of attainder

law of nations

law of nations

ex post facto law

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Ex post facto law.

The U.S. Constitution forbids ex post facto laws—those that retroactively make an act a crime or increase punishment after the act was committed.