DC Circuit grants congressman immunity in Haditha defamation suit
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday dismissed a defamation suit filed by a former US Marine against Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) after ruling...
DC Circuit grants congressman immunity in Haditha defamation suit
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday dismissed a defamation suit filed by a former US Marine against Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) after ruling...
Military appeals court upholds dismissal of charges against Haditha killings defendant
The US Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals upheld Tuesday a military judge's dismissal of the charges against Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani , the top-ranking US Marine to face court-martial [JURIST...
Iraqi SOFA Jurisdiction Over US Soldiers: A Matter of Necessity
JURIST Contributing Editor Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the American concession in the supposedly final version of the Status of Forces Agreement governing US troops in Iraq that would put US soldiers...
A former US Marine filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that US Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) defamed him and violated his constitutional rights by suggesting that he had participated in killing innocent Iraqi civilians. In a...
Three US Army soldiers were charged with murder Wednesday for their alleged roles in the killings of four Iraqis in April 2007 . Sgt 1st Class Joseph Mayo, Sgt John Hatley, and Sgt Michael Leahy...
US-Iraq status of forces agreement could be delayed past expiration of UN mandate
Disagreements between the United States and Iraq are still blocking a permanent Status of Forces Agreement regarding the role of American troops in Iraq and could delay a deal past the expiration...
Military judge drops charges against US Marine in Haditha civilian killings case
A military judge Tuesday dropped charges against a US Marine charged in connection with the November 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha . Battalion commander Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani had...
Iraq PM says sovereignty violated by proposed US status agreement
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Friday said that the proposed version of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) , which will govern the legal status of US troops in Iraq beginning in 2009, violates...
US Marine cleared of all charges in Haditha civilian killings case
A court-martial panel Wednesday acquitted a US Marine intelligence officer charged in connection with the November 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha . US Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson [defense...
US military judge dismisses obstruction charge in Haditha killings case
A Camp Pendleton military judge Tuesday dismissed one count of obstruction of justice against US Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson , an intelligence officer charged in connection with the November 2005 killings...