US Army officer opposing Iraq war asks federal court to stay court-martial
Lawyers for US Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada filed an emergency motion with the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Wednesday, requesting that his court-martial, scheduled to begin next Tuesday...
US Army officer opposing Iraq war can be court-martialed again: military judge
US military judge Lt. Col. John Head ruled Friday that the refiling of charges in the court-martial of US Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada after a February mistrial does not...
Appeals court stays new court-martial for US Army officer opposing Iraq war
The US Army Court of Criminal Appeals (ACCA) issued a partial stay Friday in the court-martial of US Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada after the defense filed a motion to dismiss asserting...
US refiles charges against Army officer opposing Iraq war after mistrial
The US government has refiled charges against US Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada , a US Army officer who failed to deploy to Iraq in June, after the military judge overseeing his court-martial declared a mistrial...
Mistrial declared in court-martial of US Army officer opposing Iraq war
The military judge overseeing the court-martial of US Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada declared a mistrial Wednesday after throwing out a pretrial agreement in which Watada admitted that he failed to deploy...
Judge blocks testimony on Iraq war illegality at court-martial of protesting officer
The US military judge in the court-martial of 1st Lt. Ehren Watada prohibited international and constitutional law scholars from testifying Monday about the legality of the war. Watada faces charges of missing movement and...
Court-martial begins for US Army officer protesting 'illegal' Iraq war
The court-martial of 1st Lt. Ehren Watada began Monday on charges of missing movement and conduct unbecoming an officer for Watada's refusal to be deployed to Iraq with his military unit. The...
US Army officer barred from disputing legality of Iraq war at court-martial
A US military judge ruled Tuesday that 1st Lt. Ehren Watada , a US Army officer who refused deployment to Iraq because he felt the war is 'unlawful,' cannot argue that point in...
Court-martialed for refusing to take part in illegal Iraq war
Eric A. Seitz, : "1st Lt. Ehren Watada had been an eagle scout and an exemplary Army officer when he first learned that he was likely to be deployed to Iraq and began...
US Army lieutenant to be court-martialed for protesting Iraq war
The US Army announced Thursday that it will push forward with a court martial of 1st Lt. Ehren Watada , an Army officer who refused deployment to Iraq and openly protested the war...
