Bills of Attainder: The Constitutional Implications of Congress Legislating Narrowly

Thomas, Kenneth R.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Constitutional law;    Legislation;    Congressional powers;   

RP-ID  :  R40826
RP-ID  :  R40826_2014Aug26

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses congressional bills of attainder, defined by the Supreme Court as "law[s] that legislatively determine guilt and inflict punishment upon an identifiable individual without provision of the protections of a judicial trial." The report specifically examines the two main criteria courts use to determine whether legislation is a bill of attainder: specificity and punishment.