First of America Trust Co. v. Armstead

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that, in addressing whether application of a statutory amendment would violate ex post facto principles, it is not relevant whether the statutory change touches on any vested right
• explaining that, in addressing whether application of a statutory amendment would violate ex post facto principles, it is not relevant whether the statutory change touches on any vested right
• explaining that, in addressing whether application of a statutory amendment would violate ex post facto principles, it is not relevant whether the statutory change touches on any vested right
• defining “vested right” as an interest that is protected by our due process clause
• “a reviewing court should simply apply the law as it exists at the time of the appeal, unless doing so would interfere with a vested right”
• there is no vested right in the mere continuance of a law; the legislature has an ongoing right to amend a statute

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).