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href="/constitution-conan/article-1/section-9/clause-3/historical-background-on-bills-of-attainder"> Historical Background on Bills of Attainder</a> <ul></ul> </li> <li level="3"><a href="/constitution-conan/article-1/section-9/clause-3/bills-of-attainder-doctrine"> Bills of Attainder Doctrine</a> <ul></ul> </li> <li level="3"><a href="/constitution-conan/article-1/section-9/clause-3/ex-post-facto-laws"> Ex Post Facto Laws</a> <ul> <li level="4"><a href="/constitution-conan/article-1/section-9/clause-3/overview-of-ex-post-facto-laws"> Overview of Ex Post Facto Laws</a> <ul></ul> </li> <li level="4"><a href="/constitution-conan/article-1/section-9/clause-3/historical-background-on-ex-post-facto-laws"> Historical Background on Ex Post Facto Laws</a> <ul></ul> </li> <li level="4"><a href="/constitution-conan/article-1/section-9/clause-3/retroactivity-of-ex-post-facto-laws"> Retroactivity of Ex Post Facto Laws</a> <ul></ul> </li> <li level="4"><a 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herein before directed to be taken.</p> <ul> <li level="3"><a href="/constitution-conan/article-1/section-9/clause-4/overview-of-direct-taxes"> Overview of Direct Taxes</a> <ul></ul> </li> <li level="3"><a href="/constitution-conan/article-1/section-9/clause-4/historical-background-on-direct-taxes"> Historical Background on Direct Taxes</a> <ul></ul> </li> <li level="3"><a href="/constitution-conan/article-1/section-9/clause-4/early-jurisprudence-on-direct-taxes"> Early Jurisprudence on Direct Taxes</a> <ul></ul> </li> <li level="3"><a href="/constitution-conan/article-1/section-9/clause-4/direct-taxes-and-the-sixteenth-amendment"> Direct Taxes and the Sixteenth Amendment</a> <ul></ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="I_S9_C5" level="2"><a href="/constitution-conan/article-1/section-9/clause-5">Clause 5 Exports</a> <p class="constitution"> No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.</p> <ul> <li level="3"><a 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