But a federal judge in Camden disagreed and has ruled the jury was right to convict them in December. He said the men received a fair trial.
Relatives and several of the men yelled, "Allah akbar" Arabic for "God is great" - in the courtroom after Thursday's ruling.
The government says the men discussed attacking soldiers on the Army's /*Fort Dix*/. The men say they didn't seriously plan anything and they were manipulated by two paid FBI informants.
The men could get life in prison when they're sentenced next month.
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