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The case: Munaf v. Geren
The issue: Can the reach of American courts be extended into Iraq to intervene in the transfer of two American citizens held by American forces to the Iraqi legal system?
The plaintiffs say that because they are American citizens and under control of the U.S. military they should have access to U.S. courts. The administration's legal position is that the two men are being held by the multinational force in Iraq, of which the U.S. contingent is only a part.
The case: United States v. Ressam
The issue: Whether an appeals court erred in reducing the sentence of Ahmed Ressam, the "Millennium Bomber."
The government says Ressam should get an enhanced sentence for carrying explosives while he committed another crime: lying to customs officials in crossing the U.S. border.
Ressam's lawyers say prosecutors did not prove that the explosives conviction was linked to the underlying false statements charge, a requirement for the enhanced sentence.
-- Carrie Johnson
