Military Commission Charge Sheets
In 2004 four captives faced charges before the first version of the Guantanamo military commissions. The charge sheets against these men were made public.
In 2005 a further five captives faced charges, before the second version of the military commissions. Their charge sheets were also made public.
In 2006 one more captive faced charges before the second version of the military commissions.
In July 2006 the Supreme Court ruled, in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, that the Bush Presidency lacked the constitutional authority to establish military commissions. It ruled that only the United States Congress had the authority to establish the commissions.
In the fall of 2006 Congress passed the Military Commissions Act of 2006. This act established a third version of the military commissions. Three of the original ten captives who had faced charges under the earlier versions of the commissions had new charges filed under the new version. These charges were also made public.
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