> Is there anything in the constitution that forbids legislating against particular groups, persons or institutions? Article I, Section 9, Clause 3: "No Bill o

> Is there anything in the constitution that forbids legislating against particular groups, persons or institutions? Article I, Section 9, Clause 3: "No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed" [by Congress]. Article I, Section 10, Clause 1: "No State shall [...] pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, [...]" (A Bill of Attainder is interpreted under current SCOTUS precedent as a law that 1) specifically identified the people to be punished; 2) imposed punishment; and 3) did so without benefit of judicial trial.)