Would an AIG-Bonus Tax Pass Constitutional Muster?

Wall Street Journal by Ashby Jones | Mar. 18, 2009 (Opinion)
(A Tribe Calls ‘Yes!’)

Tribe:

I do think Congress (and the Executive Branch) could avoid serious Bill of Attainder problems by passing a sufficiently broad law … rather than targeting a closed class of named executives even though the prohibition against Bills of Attainder, unlike that against Ex Post Facto laws, potentially reaches civil as well as criminal penalties. Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 20, 2009

The Wall Street Journal seems to be trying to see if they can argue successfully for the bonuses of the rich executives at AIG. The legal interpretations are interesting, but are one lawyer's view. Get 10 lawyers in a room and you will get 11 views.

Was the WSJ worrying about retroactivity when the telecoms were seeking legislation for retroactive immunity for wiretapping crimes?

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