United States v. Bin Laden
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
92 F. Supp. 2d 189 (2000)
Relevant factsFree
Foreign nationals (defendants) were indicted under federal statutes addressing explosives damage to U.S. property, conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens with weapons of mass destruction, and attacks on federal buildings, based on the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa; defendant Odeh moved to dismiss, arguing these statutes were not intended to apply extraterritorially or that Congress exceeded its authority in extending them abroad.
IssueFree
Whether a federal statute may have extraterritorial effect.