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Appeals court weighs if U.S. can nix accused 9/11 plotters’ plea deal

If the Pentagon were ever to get courts’ leeway to withdraw a pledge not to seek the death penalty, the United States says, it should be for the alleged mastermind.

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DC Circuit skeptical feds can back out of plea deal with 9/11 plotters

The federal government agreed not to seek the death penalty in a plea deal with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attacks — but tried to back out just days later.

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Appeals court wrestles with Pentagon's bid to rescind 9/11 plea deals

Judges heard nearly four hours of arguments over whether former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had the authority to unwind plea deals reached with three men accused of planning the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

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Appeals court skeptical of feds’ bid to back out of 9/11 plea deals

Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin overrode plea deals the Pentagon reached with three alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks.

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Biden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ... attacks ever on the United ...

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The Biden administration succeeds in temporarily blocking a plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration succeeded Thursday in temporarily blocking accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed from ... attacks ever on the United States.

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Biden administration seeks stay of plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is slated to plead guilty this ... the plea agreement worked out by military prosecutors. "The United States seeks a writ of mandamus and prohibition recognizing that ...

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Guantanamo repurposed: Trump moves to use notorius facility as migrant detention hub

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will hold migrants at the notorious Guantanamo military detention ...

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Will Trump's Gaza Proposal Sink Or Save The Two-State Solution?

U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to move Gazans to Jordan and Egypt, if implemented, could upend any prospects of a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The plan is ...

Justice Department drops classified documents case against Trump co-defendants

Attorney General Merrick Garland had agreed not to make the special counsel's findings public while the Justice Department ...

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Trump Picks Torture Memo Author for Deputy Transportation Secretary

Sen. John McCain said Steven Bradbury, whose legal memos authorized waterboarding, wrote "permission slips for torture." ...

DOJ asks to dismiss case of 2 men indicted for allegedly helping Trump hide documents

The DOJ asked a federal court to dismiss its case against two men indicted for allegedly helping Trump conceal classified ...

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