Is trial by combat legal in the United States of America?
<p>I am neither American, nor a lawyer.</p>
<p>Rudy Giuliani is both.</p>
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<p>The former New York mayor walked on stage to “Macho Man” before calling on Trump supporters to settle the dispute over the election via “trial by combat.”</p>
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<p>I imagine that as the ex-mayor of New York, and someone whom the leader of free world relies upon in legal matters, he would know the law, but, just in case …
can anyone confirm whether <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_by_combat" rel="nofollow noreferrer">trial by combat</a> is legal in the United States of America?</p>
<p>If so, how would it work? Would it be Trump vs Biden in person? Or could they each choose to nominate a champion to fight in their place?  Would it be to the death, or just until one cries quarter? What weapons would be used? Where would the venue be? Since it would be a state matter, would any combatant who is fatally injured be entitled to a state funeral?</p>

<p>Trial by combat was never formally abolished in the US. However, no case, criminal or civil, has actually used it. People have occasionally demanded it and in all cases have been seen as attention-seeking or insane.</p>
<p>Additionally, the procedure for choosing the president is laid out in the Twelfth Ammendment. Unsurpisingly, trial by combat is not mentioned.</p>
<p>This is the usual combination of Giuliani's dementia and Republicans using violence to attack the democratic process when it doesn't work in their favour.</p>

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