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long-drawn proceedings. The sole ground stated was that the sentence may be governed by the Atomtc Energy Act of August 1, 1946, tnstead of the earlier Paptonage dot. The orine here” _ tnvelved wae connenced June o 1944, Thte ‘wae more than two | years besere the Atonte Prergy Act was passed. All overt acts pertatning te etomto energy on which the Government reltes took place as early cs Jonuary, 1945. fhe Conetitutton, ~ _Arttele TI, Sectton 9, proktbite passage of any ex post facto Act. If Congress had tried tn 1945 te make transactions of 1944 and 1945 offenses, we would have been obliged to aet such an Act aside. To open the door to retroactive eriminal * etatutes would rightly be regarded as @ moat serious blow to one of the etutl liberties protected by our Constitution. Yet the sole ground of thta atay ts that the Atomic Energy Act may have retrospecttve application to consptractes tn whitch the only overt acts were conuttted before that statute was enacted, We fotn tr the opinion by Mr. Justice Clark and agree that the Atonte Energy Act does not, by text or tntentton, eupersede the earlier Faptonage Act. It does not purport to Fepeal the earlier dot, nor afford any grounds for epelling out a repeal by implications *® ar. Justt0os Jackson also stated, ‘thie stay ts not end could not be based upon eny doubt that legal conviction was had under the. Feptenage Acts. Applteation here for review of the Court of Appeals’ dectaton affirming the = 159 « mr 1 \