Military Commissions Act of 2009
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The Military Commissions Act of 2009 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled the system for trying terrorism suspects by military commission, adding stronger procedural safeguards and aligning it more closely with constitutional and international law standards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Military Commissions Act of 2009 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2744596 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Military Commissions Act of 2009 Context triple: [United States military commission, reformedBy, Military Commissions Act of 2009]
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A.
Military Commissions Act of 2006
The Military Commissions Act of 2006 is a U.S. federal law that established and regulated special military tribunals for trying certain non-citizen terrorism suspects and addressed their detention and legal rights.
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B.
Protect America Act of 2007
The Protect America Act of 2007 was a U.S. law that temporarily expanded the government's authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign intelligence targets, particularly in the context of post-9/11 national security concerns.
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C.
9/11 Commission Act of 2007
The 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 is a U.S. federal law that implemented key homeland security and intelligence reform recommendations made by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission).
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D.
Military Justice Act of 2016
The Military Justice Act of 2016 is a U.S. law that modernized and reformed the military justice system, updating procedures, offenses, and protections for service members under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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E.
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 is a major U.S. federal law enacted after the 9/11 attacks to overhaul the intelligence community and strengthen national security coordination.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Military Commissions Act of 2009 Target entity description: The Military Commissions Act of 2009 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled the system for trying terrorism suspects by military commission, adding stronger procedural safeguards and aligning it more closely with constitutional and international law standards.
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A.
Military Commissions Act of 2006
The Military Commissions Act of 2006 is a U.S. federal law that established and regulated special military tribunals for trying certain non-citizen terrorism suspects and addressed their detention and legal rights.
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B.
Protect America Act of 2007
The Protect America Act of 2007 was a U.S. law that temporarily expanded the government's authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign intelligence targets, particularly in the context of post-9/11 national security concerns.
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C.
9/11 Commission Act of 2007
The 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 is a U.S. federal law that implemented key homeland security and intelligence reform recommendations made by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission).
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D.
Military Justice Act of 2016
The Military Justice Act of 2016 is a U.S. law that modernized and reformed the military justice system, updating procedures, offenses, and protections for service members under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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E.
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 is a major U.S. federal law enacted after the 9/11 attacks to overhaul the intelligence community and strengthen national security coordination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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military justice legislation ⓘ |
| aimsToAddress |
concerns raised by the Supreme Court in Boumediene v. Bush
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concerns raised by the Supreme Court in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld ⓘ constitutional deficiencies identified in earlier military commission systems ⓘ |
| amended |
Title 10 of the United States Code
ⓘ
Uniform Code of Military Justice ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
alien unprivileged enemy belligerents
ⓘ
military commissions ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
enhanced discovery rights for the defense
ⓘ
enhanced rights to counsel for defendants ⓘ greater access to exculpatory evidence ⓘ prohibition on admission of statements obtained through torture ⓘ provisions for appellate review by the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review ⓘ provisions for review by the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ provisions for review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ restrictions on use of coerced statements ⓘ revised rules on hearsay evidence ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
continuing use of a separate military commission system instead of Article III courts
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ongoing limitations on certain due process protections ⓘ |
| defines |
offenses triable by military commission
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procedural rights of accused persons in military commissions ⓘ roles and powers of military judges in commissions ⓘ roles and powers of trial counsel and defense counsel in commissions ⓘ standards for admissibility of evidence in military commissions ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Barack Obama presidency
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surface form:
Barack Obama administration
|
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalDomain |
counterterrorism law
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law of armed conflict ⓘ military law ⓘ |
| locationOfApplication |
Guantánamo
ⓘ
surface form:
Guantanamo Bay detention facility
|
| partOf | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to align military commissions with U.S. constitutional standards
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to align military commissions with international law standards ⓘ to provide stronger procedural safeguards in military commission trials ⓘ to reform the system for trying terrorism suspects by military commission ⓘ |
| regulates |
appellate review of military commission convictions
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procedures for military commission trials ⓘ rules of evidence in military commissions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Geneva Conventions
ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Constitution
habeas corpus jurisprudence ⓘ |
| replaced | Military Commissions Act of 2006 ⓘ |
| shortName |
MCA 2006
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surface form:
MCA 2009
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| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| successorTo | earlier Bush-era military commission framework ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2009 ⓘ |
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Subject: Military Commissions Act of 2009 Description of subject: The Military Commissions Act of 2009 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled the system for trying terrorism suspects by military commission, adding stronger procedural safeguards and aligning it more closely with constitutional and international law standards.
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