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Practice question: Bill of Attainder

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Practice question

Can punishment for attainder analysis include a penalty other than criminal imprisonment?
  1. Yes; Fuertes describes punishment penal or otherwise
  2. No; only imprisonment can ever matter
  3. No; all nonprison punishment is automatically immune
  4. No; the Constitution protects only death sentences
  5. No; labels conclusively settle the analysis

Legal references

  • Fuertes v Senate GR208162 January7,2020 ENBANC MAIN, attainder and retained judicial guilt determination: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/jan2020/gr_208162_2020.html MAIN doctrine only; no assertion that earlier hazing provisions supersede RA11053.
  • 1987 Constitution ArticleIII Sections1,14,22: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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