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: Instapundit.comMURTHA?S IMMUNITY CLAIM UPHELD: ?A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Rep. John Murtha cannot?
By Glenn Reynolds
MURTHA’S IMMUNITY CLAIM UPHELD: “A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Rep. John Murtha cannot be sued for accusing U.S. Marines of murdering Iraqi civilians ‘in cold blood,’ remarks that sparked outrage among conservative commentators. The appeals court in Washington dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by a Marine who led the squad in the attack. The judges agreed with Murtha that he was immune from the lawsuit because he was acting in his official role as a lawmaker when he made the comments to reporters.”
Full post as published by Instapundit.com on April 14, 2009 (boomark / email).
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