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You're looking for Calder v Bull where the Supreme Court decided that ex post facto only applies to criminal law and not civil law. It makes a distinction betwe
by adestefan 15y ago
You're looking for Calder v Bull where the Supreme Court decided that ex post facto only applies to criminal law and not civil law. It makes a distinction between a law that changes punishment and law for criminal proceedings or a law that is merely retroactive.
- TheAmazingIdiot 15y agoIf I'm reading correctly from Wikipedia, that decision was somewhat ambiguous. It either indicated that the State legislature had the right to order a re-review of a will, overturning a previous judgement. SCOTUS seemed to me more concerned about rights of a state legislature. Also, the Constitution does make the distinction between civil and criminal. It says "Make no law", which is in the similar wording that the Bill of Rights, Amendment 1 states.