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Almost four months since it opened, the trial of Saddam Hussein has been plagued by violence and the courtroom antics of Saddam and his seven co-defendants. Saddam's boycott of the court last week forced its chief judge to adjourn hearings until next week. So is a credible trial still possible? A look inside the world's most contentious courtroom. 1 - IN THE DOCK...
...Amin resigned to protest meddling by Iraqi government officials. One of Saddam's lawyers claims that Abdel-Rahman, a Kurd from Halabja, has a "personal feud" with Saddam and isn't impartial. Abdel-Rahman has rejected complaints by the defense, declaring that "political speeches have no place in this courtroom...
...original eight-member team included former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark. After the defense lawyers walked out of the courtroom last week, they were replaced with a new, court-appointed team, but Saddam and the other defendants refuse to attend the trial until the new chief judge resigns. Members of the defense team have said they have been denied access to pieces of evidence against their clients...
...Ames courtroom at Harvard Law School’s Austin Hall roared with the applause and “booyahs” of 250 students and faculty members during CNBC’s “Mad Money” taping with host James J. Cramer...
...listened to their opening statements in silence. Ted Kennedy hit him hardest, implying that his inclination to rule in favor of the executive branch might make him "a cheerleader for an imperial presidency" and saying that average Americans have had "a hard time getting a fair shake" in his courtroom. Republicans for the most part stuck to a recitation of Alito's unassailable credentials and the upbeat testimonials of colleagues and clerks-Republicans and Democrats alike. Only Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma went way off message, declaring that Alito's confirmation was about whether the United States should have...