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- Harsher sentencing guidelines violate Ex Post Facto Clause
&via=&related=DolcePixel" Sentencing a criminal defendant under later guidelines that provide for a higher sentence than those in effect at the time the crimes were committed violates the Ex Post Facto Clause, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision. &via=&related=DolcePixel"
June 11, 2013 - The Daily Record - Obama's Cardinal Sin
If, as the U.S. President now argues ex post facto, it was ok on balance to have the NSA (National Security Agency) monitoring process put in place, why not have that discussion with the American people in broad daylight right after he took office?
June 11, 2013 - The Globalist - Supreme Court rules in dispute over federal sentencing guidelines
An Illinois businessman convicted of bank fraud won an opportunity to receive a lighter sentence on Monday as the US Supreme Court ruled that his 70-month prison term violated the Constitution’s ban on ex post facto laws.
June 10, 2013 - Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News