At 10 a.m., the Court is scheduled to hear argument in the consolidated cases of Munaf v. Geren (06-1666) and Geren v. Omar (07-394) on federal courts’ jurisdiction over habeas claims of U.S. citizens held in Iraq. Gregory G. Garre of the Solicitor General’s office will argue for Geren, and Joseph Margulies of Chicago will argue for Munaf and Omar.
At 11 a.m., the Court is scheduled to hear argument in United States v. Ressam (07-455) on whether the federal law mandating 10 years in prison for carrying an explosive during the commission of a felony requires the explosives to be carried “in relation to” the underlying felony. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey will argue for the petitioner, and Thomas W. Hillier, II, of the Seattle federal public defender’s office will argue for the respondent.
In advance of the arguments, the Court may issue one or more opinions on the merits.