Executive Order 10295 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10295—Establishing a Seal for the United States Court of Military Appeals

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Friday, September 28, 1951

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1 min read (178 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1951-09-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing a Seal for the United States Court of Military Appeals." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ AND WHEREAS it appears that such seal is of suitable design and appropriate for establishment as the official seal of the United States Court of Military Appeals: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, I hereby approve such seal as the official seal of the United States Court of Military Appeals.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

178

1,004 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

25.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10295, Harry S Truman (Sep 28, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10295-establishing-seal-for-the-united-states-court-military-appeals.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS the United States Court of Military Appeals has caused to be made and has recommended that I approve a seal of office for the United States Court of Military Appeals, the design of which accompanies and is hereby made a part of this order, and which is of the following description: In front of a silver sword, point up, a gold and silver balance supporting a pair of silver scales, encircled by an open wreath of oak leaves, green with gold acorns; all on a grey blue background and within a dark blue band edged in gold and inscribed "UNITED STATES COURT OF MILITARY APPEALS" in gold letters. AND WHEREAS it appears that such seal is of suitable design and appropriate for establishment as the official seal of the United States Court of Military Appeals: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, I hereby approve such seal as the official seal of the United States Court of Military Appeals. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, September 28, 1951