A Dictionary of American History

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Author: Thomas L. Purvis  | Date: 1995

Bill of Attainder

Bill of Attainder The Constitution (Article I, Section 9) forbids Congress from enacting bills of attainder (laws declaring persons guilty of treason or other offenses and imposing punishment without any trial or conviction). The Supreme Court ruled on this issue in Garner v. Board of Public Works.

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Chicago: Thomas L. Purvis, "Bill of Attainder," A Dictionary of American History in A Dictionary of American History (Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Reference, 1995), Original Sources, accessed March 29, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LKTFPBFQXJBWCTK.

MLA: Purvis, Thomas L. "Bill of Attainder." A Dictionary of American History, in A Dictionary of American History, Cambridge, Mass., Blackwell Reference, 1995, Original Sources. 29 Mar. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LKTFPBFQXJBWCTK.

Harvard: Purvis, TL, 'Bill of Attainder' in A Dictionary of American History. cited in 1995, A Dictionary of American History, Blackwell Reference, Cambridge, Mass.. Original Sources, retrieved 29 March 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LKTFPBFQXJBWCTK.