retroactivity
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Similarly, retroactivity isn’t uncommon, and taxes don’t have to be recurring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
Seven years later, the North Carolina Supreme Court “declared the repeal’s retroactivity provision unconstitutional” and allowed people like Bacote to continue litigating RJA claims.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2025
“Most people would tell you there is a real retroactivity problem there,” said Elizabeth Sepper, a professor of law at the University of Texas at Austin.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2022
Greg Totten, the association’s chief executive, raised concerns with the bill’s retroactivity, and said it would strip from judges and prosecutors the flexibility to apply or remove a strike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
Legislators, in a deal with the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, agreed to nix retroactivity, leaving 64 people with a second-degree robbery strike in prison.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2021
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