Supreme Court turns away appeal from alleged 9/11 mastermind
Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to allow accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others to enforce plea deals with military prosecutors. These plea agreements, which would have avoided the death penalty in exchange for guilty pleas, were canceled by the Biden administration and the courts have upheld that cancellation.Key Facts
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two alleged accomplices made plea deals in 2024 to plead guilty and receive life sentences instead of the death penalty.
- The plea deals were approved by a military official overseeing Guantanamo Bay military commissions.
- Shortly after, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin revoked these plea agreements.
- Military judges initially ruled Austin’s cancellation unlawful, but a higher appeals court supported Austin’s authority to withdraw the deals.
- The Supreme Court declined to hear the defendants’ appeal, letting the cancellation stand.
- Mohammed and others were captured in 2003 and charged for roles in the 9/11 attacks.
- Their cases were delayed due to legal disputes about evidence from interrogation techniques considered torture.
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh did not participate in the Supreme Court’s decision on this case.
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