Bills of Attainder The Constitutional Implications of Congress Legislating Narrowly

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Criminal procedure.

Trials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2009

Summary:

Describes characteristics of bills of attainders, which are laws that legislatively determine guilt and inflict punishment upon an identifiable individual without provision of the protections of a judicial trial, and are prohibited by the Constitution

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Bills of Attainder

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-AML-0216

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