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Court throws out plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind

Plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed thrown out by appeals court
The decision undoes an attempt to wrap up more than two decades of military prosecution beset by legal and logistical troubles.
Court throws out plea deal for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, two other terrorists
The 2-1 D.C. Circuit appeals court decision upheld then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to undo the plea deal approved by military lawyers and senior Pentagon staff.
Divided appeals court rejects plea deal for accused Sept. 11 attacks mastermind
An appeals court on Friday denied Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and two of his co-defendants plea deals that would have eliminated the death penalty.
Court rules former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had authority to throw out plea deals for 9/11 alleged conspirators
A federal appeals court determined that former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin “indisputably” had the authority to cancel plea agreements made last year with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attack.
Appeals Court Overturns Plea Deal in 9/11 Case
The court found that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had the authority to invalidate a contract reached between the accused mastermind and a Pentagon official.
US court rejects plea deal for '9/11 mastermind' Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
The deal would have allowed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to avoid the death penalty in exchange for life without parole.
Court rules Lloyd Austin had authority to throw out plea deals for 9/11 coconspirators
A federal appeals court affirmed on Friday that former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “indisputably” had the authority to revoke a plea agreement made with three alleged 9/11 terrorists. The question in front of the D.
Court throws out plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind
A divided federal appeals court has thrown out a plea agreement for the alleged mastermind of the September 11 terror attacks. The deal would've allowed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty.
Defense Secretary Had Authority To Reject Plea Deals For 9/11 Terrorists
The plea deals would have allowed the defendants to plead guilty in exchange for life sentences, potentially removing the death penalty option.
U.S. can revoke plea deal for accused 9/11 plotter, appeals court rules
A U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit panel upheld then-defense secretary Lloyd Austin’s withdrawal from terms with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others charged in the 9/11 attacks.
Appellate court okays cancellation of 9/11 plotters' plea deals
A divided federal appellate court panel canceled plea deals for three defendants who are accused to plotting the 9/11 ...
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Pentagon to appeal ruling that affirms plea deals for 9/11 defendants
A judge’s decision to allow plea deals in three 9/11 cases sets up a confrontation with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who opposes the Guantánamo court ruling.
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Plea deals for 3 defendants behind the 9/11 attacks are back on ... - NPR
A Guantanamo Bay detention camp judge has reinstated plea deals with three Sept. 11 defendants, ruling that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was wrong to rescind them.