33 Bizarre & True Legal Cases You Won’t Believe

Helmuth Hübener was the youngest opponent of the Nazis to be sentenced to death by the Nazis. Upon receiving his sentence, he told the judges "Now I must die, even though I have committed no crime. So now it's my turn, but your turn will come."

27. Jurors can legally return a 'not guilty' verdict if they believe the law is unjust regardless of whether or not the defendant actually committed the crime through a process called 'jury nullification' but judges rarely inform juries of this power.

28. The idea that the federal government can regulate almost any business was established in a 1942 Supreme Court case. Since a farmer could theoretically sell produce over state lines, the US government had the authority to control what he could grow.

29. In 2006, a US Soldier named Alberto B. Martinez pleaded guilty to murdering two officers in Iraq in exchange for life in prison. His plea was rejected so he could be tried at Court Martial under the death penalty, where he was found not guilty and given an Honorable Discharge.

30. In 1927, the US Supreme Court ruled it constitutional for the government to forcefully sterilize mentally handicapped people.

Hitler was arrested for High Treason in 1924, of which the punishment is usually execution. The judge granted him clemency however, believing Hitler had good intentions.

32. Mattel (Toy company) once tried to sue Aqua over their song "Barbie Girl". The judge literally told them to "chill".

33. The KKK was denied the permit to sponsor a segment of Interstate 55 in Missouri. When the federal court declared it unconstitutional and the KKK was given the sponsorship, the Missouri Legislature renamed the segment "Rosa Parks Highway".