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		yuliyp on Sept 8, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Equifax Faces Multibillion-Dollar Lawsuit Over Hac... It does actually have such a restriction (Article 1 Section 9): "No bill of attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed." Further, it prohibits the states from passing such laws as well (Article 1 Section 10).

yahna on Sept 9, 2017 [–]

If Equifax gets sued into bankruptcy and the government passes a law for next time this happens I'd be okay with that outcome.

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