They can change the law with a constitutional amendment but the Trump ruling is grandfathered as the highest court has ruled before such an amendment was drafted and passed. It would affect Biden and those who come after him...not Trump.
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Correct. The government cannot criminalize something done in the past that was not criminal at the time of the act.
Ex post facto laws are expressly forbidden by the United States Constitution in Article 1, Section 9, Clause 3 (with respect to federal laws) and Article 1, Section 10 (with respect to state laws).