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“Supreme Court turns away appeal from alleged 9/11 mastermind”

Supreme Court rejects bid to revive 9/11 mastermind plea deals

Key points

  • Supreme Court declined to revive pretrial plea agreements for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two alleged accomplices.
  • The deals, reached in 2024, were withdrawn by then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
  • A military judge had ruled Austin's withdrawal unlawful, keeping the deals valid.
  • The D.C. Circuit supported the government's authority to withdraw from the plea deals.
  • Justice Brett Kavanaugh did not participate in the court's consideration.
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