Reading Room Document
Proposed Amendments to Military Commission Order No. 1
The Secretary of Defense could, consistent with the President's Military Order of November 13, 2001, revise Military Commission Order No. 1 so that the presiding officer would rule upon all questions of law (subject to the requirements of section 4(c)(3) of the Military Order regarding questions of admissibility), and the other members of the commission would make findings and pronounce sentence. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/450906/download.
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