United States v. Koubriti

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO ADJOURN TRIAL DUE TO WAR IN IRAQ

ROSEN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

As the Court embarked upon the process of jury selection in this case, involving charges of conspiracy to provide material support or resources to terrorists, conspiracy to engage in document fraud, and document fraud, the United States commenced hostilities against Iraq. As a result, the national landscape has been reshaped in certain respects, as it is in the wake of any such momentous event. The four Defendants in this case, all of whom are of Middle Eastern ethnicity,…