Search & Seizure & 1970's Sitcoms

Search & Seizure & 1970's Sitcoms is a question from YOU DON'T KNOW JACK.
===Opening Quote===
"OK, here's a hypothetical question. On an episode of 'One Day at a Time', the police find a bong in Julie's bedroom. The police can't do anything because at that time, it's perfectly legal."
===Question===
A year later, after the state passes a law prohibiting bong possession, the cops arrest Julie, even though she doesn't have a bong anymore. What illegitimate law have the police acted on?
===Choices===
1. ex post facto
2. exempli gratia
3. quid pro quo
4. habeas corpus
===Choice Quotes===
1. "Ex post facto."
2. "Exempli gratia means 'for example' in Latin, and let me give you an example of what happens when you pick an answer like that."
3. "An equal exchange or substitution. Quid pro… no."
4. sound clip
===Answer Quote===
"A law that punishes someone for an offense that was legal when it took place."
===Trivia===
The second choice quote was used in Stars, Stripes & Spin-offs.
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