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DC Circuit grants congressman immunity in Haditha defamation suit
April 15, 2009
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia [official website] on Tuesday dismissed [opinion, PDF] a defamation suit [complaint, PDF; JURIST report] filed by a former US Marine against Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) [official website] after ruling that Murtha was acting in an official cap....... [more]

Military appeals court upholds dismissal of charges against Haditha killings defendant
March 18, 2009
[JURIST] The US Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals [official website] upheld [opinion, DOC] Tuesday a military judge's dismissal [JURIST report] of the charges against Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani [JURIST news archive], the top-ranking US Marine to face court-martial [JURIST news archive] in t....... [more]

Second ex-Marine sues US congressman for Haditha remarks
September 26, 2008
'[JURIST] 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 complaint filed in the US....... [more]

Military judge drops charges against US Marine in Haditha civilian killings case
June 17, 2008
'[JURIST] 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 faced court-martial for dereliction of duty....... [more]

US Marine cleared of all charges in Haditha civilian killings case
June 5, 2008
'[JURIST] 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 had been charged with multiple violations....... [more]

US military judge dismisses obstruction charge in Haditha killings case
June 4, 2008
'[JURIST] 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 of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha........ [more]

Court-martial begins for US Marine accused in Haditha killings case
May 29, 2008
'[JURIST] The court-martial of a US Marine intelligence officer charged in connection with the November 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha began Thursday at Camp Pendleton, California. US Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson is charged with....... [more]

Haditha Marine battalion commander court-martial postponed
April 16, 2008
'[JURIST] A military judge Tuesday postponed the scheduled April 28 court-martial for a US Marine charged in connection with the November 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, rescheduling the trial for June 17. According to lawyers for Lt. Col........ [more]

Charges dropped against US Marine in Haditha Iraqi civilian killings case
March 28, 2008
'[JURIST] US military prosecutors Friday dropped all charges against a US Marine charged in connection with the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November 2005. Lance Cpl. Stephen B. Tatum had been charged with involuntary manslaughter,....... [more]

US military judge rules no Murtha deposition in Haditha court-martial
March 6, 2008
'[JURIST] A military judge has ruled that US Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) cannot be forced to submit to a deposition in the court-martial of a Marine charged in connection with the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, lawyers for Lt. Col. Jeffrey R........ [more]



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    Haditha Timeline [USMC]
    Haditha Timeline [NPR]

    Haditha Backgrounder [GlobalSecurity]

    Defend Our Marines [advocacy]

    Andrew Grayson [advocacy]

    Haditha Killings [Wikipedia]

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