The issue focused on the court's legal authority to hold American citizens in jail and subject them to criminal prosecution.

A federal judge said he was going to allow federal authorities to try some of those charged, but not all. The Justice Department has already tried more than 2,000 people.

Jurors were asked about what they would do if a law enforcement official came to their home and wanted to question them. They also had to consider whether it was illegal for an officer to put their children in