Supreme Court refuses to revive plea deals that would have spared 9/11 suspects execution

Political Guyentist · October 20, 20261 min read

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi now face a tentative military trial on June 5, 2028. Then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin pulled the 2024 deals days after they were made, and the D.C. Circuit upheld his power to do so.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh recused himself from the case.
The three men have been held at Guantánamo since 2006.

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi face a tentative military trial on June 5, 2028.
The date rests on a single scheduling-order link (bit.ly) that depends on unresolved suppression and appeal litigation. Just Security and Lawdragon report that all the confessions were suppressed and that appeals are outstanding, so the date may move. The story does not attribute the date to any sou