Executive Order 10628 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10628—Restoring Limitations Upon Punishments for Violations of Articles 82, 85, 86(3), 87, 90, 91(1) and (2), 113, and 115 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice
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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1955-08-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Limitations Upon Punishments for Violations of Articles 82, 85, 86(3), 87, 90, 91(1) and (2), 113, and 115 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice." 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
▪By virtue of the authority vested in me by Article 56 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (established by the Act of May 5, 1950, 64 Stat.
▪10247 of May 29, 1951, is hereby terminated as to offenses committed after the effective date of this order.
▪This order shall become effective on the twentieth day after the date thereof.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
199
1,150 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
13.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10628, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Aug 5, 1955). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10628-restoring-limitations-upon-punishments-for-violations-articles-82-85.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Article 56 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (established by the Act of May 5, 1950, 64 Stat. 107), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The suspension of limitations upon punishments for violations of Articles 82, 85, 86 (3), 87, 90, 91 (1) and (2), 113, and 115 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, made by Executive Order No. 10247 of May 29, 1951, is hereby terminated as to offenses committed after the effective date of this order. 2. Punishments for offenses in violation of these Articles by persons under the command of, or within any area controlled by, the Commander-in-Chief, Far East, or any of his successors in command, committed on and after the effective date of this order shall be subject to the limitations prescribed by the Table of Maximum Punishments, paragraph 127c, Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951, as amended by paragraphs 2 and 3 of Executive Order No. 10565 of September 28, 1954. 3. This order shall become effective on the twentieth day after the date thereof. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, August 5, 1955.
