Saddam lawyers set to attend Nov. 28 trial session if protection provided News
Saddam lawyers set to attend Nov. 28 trial session if protection provided

[JURIST] Lawyers for Saddam Hussein said Sunday they are willing to attend the next trial hearing sxheduled for November 28 if proper protection is provided for the entire defense team. Khalil Dulaimi, head of the defense, stated "[w]e are prepared to attend the trial if our demands to secure proper protection are me… We are ready to attend any moment they tell us and despite our reservations.” Earlier this month Dulaimi suspended all contacts [JURIST report] with the Iraqi Special Tribunal [official website] after two lawyers from the defense team acting for two of Hussein's co-defendants were killed. Saddam's trial [JURIST news archive] for crimes against humanity began October 19 but was adjourned after a single day. Reuters has more.

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US Supreme Court ruled Indians not US citizens

On November 3, 1884, the US Supreme Court ruled in Elk v. Wilkins that John Elk, an American Indian who had tried to vote in a federal election in Omaha, Nebraska, was not a US citizen entitled to the protection of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the US Constitution. Native Americans became eligible for citizenship in 1887 under the Dawes Act, but only in 1924, under the Indian Citizenship Act, were all Native Americans born in the US made citizens.

Last public execution at Tyburn Gallows in London

On November 3, 1783, the last public execution took place at Tyburn Gallows in London, when John Austin was hanged for highway robbery. From the hanging of William Fitz Osburn in 1196 until Austin's execution, Tyburn served as London's primary location for public executions.

Learn more about the trial of John Austin.