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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A military judge is expected to rule on whether to grant a three-month trial delay to the Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage. Maj. Nidal Hasan asked the judge for the extra time to prepare after being granted a request to represent himself at his murder trial...

Judge Col. Tara Osborn has rejected Nidal Hasan’s “defense of others” strategy. At a Friday hearing, Osborn ruled that Hasan will be prohibited from entering any evidence or testimony claiming he was protecting Taliban leaders in Afghanistan from Fort Hood troops set to deploy...

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A military judge is to address the latest snag holding up the trial in the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage: the former defense attorneys' objections to helping the suspect as he represents himself in court. Maj...

At a Tuesday hearing, attorneys for accused Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan said that aiding him in pursuing his current defense strategy would cross an ethical line. Hasan asserts that he carried out a 2009 mass shooting on base in order to protect Taliban leaders and fighters from American troops deploying to Afghanistan...

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — When an Army psychiatrist goes on trial for the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage, the pace could be slower than usual. That's because Maj. Nidal Hasan's paralysis-related health issues require him to have more breaks since he'll be serving as his own attorney...

During a hearing Monday, judge Col. Tara Osborn ruled that Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan is fit to represent himself. Now Hasan is requesting a three month delay in the trial in order to prepare for his defense. Hasan had previously said he wouldn’t need extra time, but a hearing Tuesday will decide if he should be granted a delay...

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A military judge is allowing the Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage to represent himself at his upcoming murder trial. The judge also ruled Monday that Maj. Nidal Hasan's attorneys will remain on the case, but only if he asks for their help...

Accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be in court Monday to discuss with judge Colonel Tara Osborn whether or not he is physically healthy enough to represent himself during his trial. The pre-trial hearing comes after Osborn ordered a physical evaluation of Hasan last week...

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Just three weeks before he's to stand trial for the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage, an Army psychiatrist wants his trial delayed until this fall. Maj. Nidal Hasan's attorneys are to ask a judge Thursday to delay the court-martial from late May until Sept...

Today, U.S. Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX) cosponsored Rep. John Carter’s (R-TX) bill, H.R. 705, that would grant the victims and victims’ families of the November 5, 2009, attack on Fort Hood the same treatment and benefits as those Americans who have been killed or wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families...