Cenk Uygur
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Game Of Thrones "Trial By Combat" Was (Is?) Legal
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June 10, 2014
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7:14Now Playing"You've probably only heard of "trial by combat," if at all, from watching HBO's popular fantasy series, "Game Of Thrones."
Some have argued, however, that based on an obscure loophole, the U.S. might actually permit this archaic form of justice.
The supposed right dates back to Middle Ages common law, which followed Germanic tradition in allowing two parties to settle a dispute through combat in cases lacking sufficient evidence for a conviction.
Trial by combat was still part of the law in 1773, when British Parliament unsuccessfully tried to ban it in response to the Boston Tea Party."
Gina Grad () and Cenk Uygur () discuss this amazing legal loophole. Tell us in the comment section below who would you pick as your champion?
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