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Of potential interest: original jurisdiction was also applied to United States v. Shipp[1], because the act of lynching the defendant (who had successfully appe
by woodruffw 3y ago
Of potential interest: original jurisdiction was also applied to United States v. Shipp[1], because the act of lynching the defendant (who had successfully appealed to SCOTUS) deprived him of his right to due process. It remains SCOTUS's only criminal case.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Shipp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Shipp