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Oct 19, 2026

Supreme Court declines to revive 9/11 plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and co-defendants

The Supreme Court rejected appeals from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other alleged 9/11 plotters seeking to reinstate plea agreements that would have spared them the death penalty. Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had canceled the deals in 2024.

Oct 19, 2026·8 sources

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▪Defense attorneys for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed argued to the Supreme Court that the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals lacked legal jurisdiction to hear the government's challenge to a military judge's ruling against Austin's revocation of the 2024 plea deal
▪Lloyd Austin asserted that the authority to remove the death penalty in the September 11 military commission prosecutions of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed rested solely with the Defense Secretary
▪Justice Brett Kavanaugh recused himself from consideration of the Supreme Court petitions filed by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Mustafa al-Hawsawi seeking to reinstate their 2024 plea deals

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Supreme Court Terrorism & counterterrorism U.S. domestic politics Death penalty War crimes & accountability

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