ex postfacto (Meaning)
ex postfacto ()
From or by an after act, or thing done afterward; in consequence of a subsequent act; retrospective.
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From or by an after act, or thing done afterward; in consequence of a subsequent act; retrospective.
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The school district's decision to expel the student was considered ex post facto, as it was based on an event that occurred after the student had already been accepted into the program.
The law was ruled unconstitutional because it violated the ex post facto clause, which prohibits the government from retroactively punishing people for actions that were not illegal at the time they were committed.
The law was passed and applied ex post facto, meaning it was in effect before the acts it was supposed to punish.
Legislation that criminalizes conduct that was not illegal when committed is considered ex post facto, and is therefore unconstitutional.
