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its enactment. See Harisiades v. Shaughnessy, 342 U.S. 580, 594
(1952). The Ex Post Facto Clause is not applicable in a civil
context. See Johannessen v. United States, 225 U.S. 227, 242
(1912). Accordingly, section 86 does not violate the Ex Post
Facto Clause of the Constitution.
III. Job-Hunting Expenses
FINDINGS OF FACT
In August 1994 petitioners moved to Nashville, Tennessee,
from El Paso, Texas, after Mrs. Lyle accepted a job in Nashville.
Petitioner, who had 10 years of experience as an El Paso public
school teacher, attempted to find employment in the Nashville
area. From January to March 1995, petitioner had three
interviews with the following prospective employers: Three
Springs Wilderness program; a Christian academy; and the Metro
Nashville school district. At the time of the interviews,
petitioner was living in an apartment in Nashville. Petitioner
drove the following distances (one way) for his three interviews:
70 miles for the first interview, 5 miles for the second
interview, and 30 miles for the third interview. None of the
interviews resulted in employment.
On April 1, 1995, petitioner left Nashville for Las Vegas,
Nevada, for the joint purposes of gambling and finding a job in
the teaching profession. Mrs. Lyle remained in Nashville.
Petitioner drove to Las Vegas from Nashville, a distance of about
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